place
/pleɪs/noun
उच्चारण प्लेस
स्थान, जगह
Basic word
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[C]
a particular position, point or area; a city, town, village; a building or an area used for a particular purpose; a position in a competition; a person's home; a role or position
स्थान, जगह
- a quiet place
- She came first place.
- Know your place.
+ 3 more examples
- This is a quiet place to study.
- Which place did you visit during the holidays?
- She finished in second place in the quiz.
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[T]
to put something in a particular place; to put somebody in a particular situation; to recognize somebody; to give an order or a bet
रखना; पहचानना; (आदेश) देना
- Place the book on the table.
- place an order
- He placed the keys on the shelf by the door.
+ 2 more examples
- The company placed an advertisement in the newspaper.
- The orphan was placed with a kind family.
¶Idioms 7
in the first place
used at the end of a sentence to talk about why sth was done or whether it should have been done; used at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the first of a list of points
सबसे पहले तो; शुरू में ही
- Why did you agree in the first place?
- In the first place, we don't have the money.
all over the place
everywhere; not neat or tidy; not well organized
हर जगह; बिखरा हुआ; अव्यवस्थित
- There were books all over the place.
- His answers were all over the place.
out of place
not suitable for a particular situation; not in the usual or correct place
बेमेल, अनुचित; अपनी जगह से हटा हुआ
- I felt out of place at the expensive party.
- His joke was out of place at a funeral.
in place
working or ready to work; in the correct position
लागू, तैयार; अपनी जगह पर
- The new rules are now in place.
- Make sure everything is in place before the guests arrive.
put sb in their place
to make sb feel stupid or embarrassed for showing too much confidence
किसी को उसकी औक़ात दिखा देना
- She put him in his place with one sharp reply.
- The senior officer soon put the rude clerk in his place.
take sb's place / take the place of sb/sth
to replace sb/sth
किसी की जगह लेना
- Nobody can take a mother's place.
- Computers have taken the place of typewriters.
fall into place
(of events or facts) to begin to make sense; to start to go well
सब कुछ समझ में आ जाना; सब ठीक-ठाक बैठ जाना
- When I heard his story, everything fell into place.
- After months of planning, things are finally falling into place.
◇Word family
?Which word?
Keep apart take place (happen) and take part (participate).
Take place (घटित होना) और take part (भाग लेना) को अलग रखिए।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Take place (happen: 'The exam will take place on Sunday'; not 'take part', which means participate), in place of (instead of), out of place (not suitable for a situation), put sb in their place (show somebody they are not as important as they think), fall into place (start to make sense), all over the place (everywhere; untidy), in the first place (at the beginning), a place in the sun (a good position).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: take place (होना, घटित होना: 'The exam will take place on Sunday'; 'take part' नहीं, जिसका अर्थ भाग लेना है), in place of (के स्थान पर), out of place (स्थिति के अनुपयुक्त, बेमेल), put sb in their place (दिखाना कि कोई उतना महत्वपूर्ण नहीं जितना सोचता है, औक़ात दिखाना), fall into place (समझ में आने लगना), all over the place (हर जगह; अव्यवस्थित), in the first place (शुरुआत में), a place in the sun (अच्छी स्थिति)।