place - Meaning in Punjabi

place - Meaning in Punjabi

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Definitions and Meaning of place in English

place noun

1. the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another

   Examples

   • "can you go in my stead?"
   • "in lieu of"
   • "took his place"
2. a job in an organization

   Example

   • "he occupied a post in the treasury"
3. proper or appropriate position or location

   Example

   • "a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen"
4. proper or designated social situation

   Examples

   • "he overstepped his place"
   • "married above her station"
   • "the responsibilities of a man in his station"
5. a particular situation

   Example

   • "If you were in my place what would you do?"
6. a point located with respect to surface features of some region

   Examples

   • "a bright spot on a planet"
   • "this is a nice place for a picnic"
7. a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

   Examples

   • "he booked their seats in advance"
   • "he sat in someone else's place"
8. a general vicinity

   Example

   • "He comes from a place near Chicago"
9. the particular portion of space occupied by something

   Example

   • "he put the lamp back in its place"
10. a public square with room for pedestrians

    Examples

    • "Grosvenor Place"
    • "they met at Elm Plaza"
11. where you live at a particular time

    Examples

    • "deliver the package to my home"
    • "he doesn't have a home to go to"
    • "your place or mine?"
12. any area set aside for a particular purpose

    Examples

    • "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House"
    • "who owns this place?"
13. an item on a list or in a sequence

    Examples

    • "in the second place"
    • "moved from third to fifth position"
14. the passage that is being read

    Example

    • "he lost his place on the page"
15. a blank area

    Example

    • "write your name in the space provided"
16. an abstract mental location

    Examples

    • "a place in my heart"
    • "a political system with no place for the less prominent groups"
    • "he has a special place in my thoughts"

place verb

1. identify the location or place of

   Example

   • "We localized the source of the infection"
2. assign to (a job or a home)
3. place somebody in a particular situation or location

   Example

   • "he was placed on probation"
4. assign a location to

   Example

   • "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"
5. make an investment

   Example

   • "Put money into bonds"
6. locate

   Example

   • "The film is set in Africa"
7. put into a certain place or abstract location

   Examples

   • "Place emphasis on a certain point"
   • "Put your things here"
   • "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"
   • "Set the tray down"
8. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

   Synonyms

   target

   Examples

   • "criticism directed at her superior"
   • "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"
   • "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"
9. assign to a station
10. finish second or better in a horse or dog race

    Example

    • "he bet $2 on number six to place"
11. sing a note with the correct pitch
12. to arrange for

    Examples

    • "place a bet"
    • "place a phone call"
13. estimate

    Example

    • "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."
14. take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal

    Example

    • "Jerry came in third in the Marathon"
15. assign a rank or rating to

    Examples

    • "how would you rank these students?"
    • "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
16. recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something

    Example

    • "She identified the man on the `wanted' poster"

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