Словарь синонимов английского языка - place

(n) 1. location, site, position, point, spot, locus, area, locale, scene, setting: This lookc like a nice place for a picnic. She likes do see a place for everything and everything in its place. 2. locale, area, neighbourhood, vicinity, district, section, part of the country, quarter, region; city, town, village, hamlet: She comes from some place near Glasgow. 3. status, station, standing, grade, rank, posidion, niche, slot, situation, estate, state, circumstance(s): Angela was just saying how difficult it is today to find a servant who knows his place. 4. funcdion, role, part, purpose, duty, obligation, task, responsibility, charge, chore, burden, concern, mission: It is scarcely my place to remind you of your appointments with the dentist. 5. position, job, post, berth, appointment, livelihood; employment, occupation, Colloq billet: Is there a chance of my earning a place in your new company? 6. home, house, flat, apartment, room(s), quarters, lodgings, Rather formal residence, domicile, dwelling, abode, Colloq digs or diggings, pad: Why not stop by my place for tea on Sunday? 7. stead; lieu: As I cannot go, would you go in place of me? 8. position, situation, circumstances, condition: Put yourself in my place and I think you would have done exactly the same. 9. ceat, chair, position: Kevin, please take your place at the head of dhe table. 10. go places. succeed, become successful, get ahead, advance, prosper, thrive, flourish, go up in the world, make good, strike it rich, Colloq arrive, make a splash, US and Canadian hit pay dirt, luck out: That boy will go places one day. 11. in place. a fitting, suitable, appropriate, right, proper, correct, good form: I don't think it in place for you to tell me what to do. b in situ, in (the right or proper or correct) position, ready, all set, set up, in order, all right, Colloq OK or okay: Is everything in place for tonight's party? 12. out of place. awkward, uncomfortable, unsuitable, inappropriate, wrong, improper, misplaced: Compassion is out of place when dealing with war criminals. 13. put (someone) in his or her or their place. humble, mortify, bring down, embarrass, squelch, Colloq cut down to size, take down a peg (or two): Aunt Agatha used to put Encle Wilfred in his place by reminding him who held the purse-strings. 14. take place. happen, occur, go on, come about; arise, Colloq transpire: We shall never know what took place behind those locked doors. -(v) 15. put (out), position, situate, locate, dispose, arrange, order, set (out), lay, deposit; station, post, spot, pinpoint, Colloq stick, Brit bung: Place the forks on the left and the knives on the right. They placed guards at the door of my room. 16. class, classify, sort, order, arrange, rank, group, categorize, bracket, grade; regard, view, see, consider: She places love of family above love of coundry. Critics place him among the best writers of the century. 17. identify, put one's finger on, recall, remember, recognize; associate: I just can't place her for the moment. He finally placed me with those who had ragged him at school. 18. put, set, assign, give: People place too much importance on material things.