I.
noun
1 particular position/area
ADJECTIVE
▪ convenient , good , great , ideal , perfect
▪ horrible , terrible
▪
It was a terrible ~ to live.
▪ dangerous , safe
▪
Keep your purse in a safe ~.
▪ appropriate , right , suitable
▪
I happened to be in the right ~ at the right time.
▪ wrong
▪ beautiful , nice
▪
It's a nice ~ you've got here.
▪ interesting
▪ busy , crowded
▪ peaceful , quiet
▪ strange
▪ faraway , godforsaken , out-of-the-way , remote
▪
trips to faraway ~s
▪ public
▪ gathering ( esp. AmE ), hiding , meeting , resting
VERB + PLACE
▪ mark
▪
I forgot to mark my ~ (= in a book) .
▪ lose
▪
I've lost my ~ in the script.
PLACE + NOUN
▪ name
PREPOSITION
▪ at a/the ~ , in a/the ~
▪
We had dinner at a crowded ~ in Chelsea.
▪ in ~
▪
It was held in ~ with tape.
▪
There will be rain in ~s.
▪ into ~
▪
She tapped the lid into ~.
▪ out of ~
▪
Some of these files seem to be out of ~.
PHRASES
▪ all over the ~ (= everywhere)
▪ no ~ , not the ~
▪
This is not the ~ for an argument.
▪ sb's ~ of birth
▪
Please state your date and ~ of birth.
▪ sb's ~ of business , sb's ~ of work
▪ a ~ of learning , a ~ of worship
2 seat/position for sb/sth
VERB + PLACE
▪ sit (down) in , take
▪
We took our ~s around the table.
▪ go back to , return to
▪
The boy returned to his ~
▪ keep (sb) , save (sb)
▪ lose
▪
I lost my ~ in the queue. ( BrE )
▪
I lost my ~ in line. ( AmE )
▪ give up
▪ change , swap ( esp. BrE ), switch ( esp. AmE )
▪
He changed ~s with me.
▪
He swapped ~s with me.
▪ show sb to
▪
She showed them to their ~s.
▪ lay ( BrE ), set
▪
I've set four ~s for dinner.
▪
I've laid four ~s for dinner.
PLACE + NOUN
▪ card , mat , setting
PHRASES
▪ the ~ of honour/honor
▪
He took the ~ of honour/honor on his hostess's right.
3 role/position/function
ADJECTIVE
▪ central , important , prominent
▪ special
▪
He holds a special ~ in her affections.
▪ proper , rightful
VERB + PLACE
▪ have , hold , occupy
▪
Housing occupied a prominent ~ in the discussions.
▪ secure
▪
His victory secured him a ~ in history.
▪ know
▪
She knows her ~.
▪ forget
▪
I'm sorry—I was forgetting my ~.
▪ restore sth to
▪
He has been restored to his rightful ~ in the community.
▪ put sb in
▪
At first he tried to take charge of the meeting but I soon put her in her ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ in
▪
Dance has a central ~ in their culture.
PHRASES
▪ it's not sb's ~ to
▪
It's not your ~ to correct her.
▪ a ~ in history
▪
a statesman who is assured a ~ in history
4 opportunity to play for a team, etc.
VERB + PLACE
▪ get
▪ offer sb
▪ lose
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ on
▪
He lost his ~ on the team. ( esp. AmE )
▪
He lost his ~ in the team. ( esp. BrE )
5 ( BrE ) opportunity to study at a college, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ college , nursery , school , university
VERB + PLACE
▪ get , win
▪ award sb , offer sb
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ at , ~ in
▪
He was awarded a ~ at Leeds University.
▪ ~ on
▪
She got a ~ on the French course.
6 sb's position at the end of a race, competition, etc.
VERB + PLACE
▪ finish in , get , take
▪
She took third ~.
PLACE + VERB
▪ go to sb
▪
Second ~ went to the Moroccan athlete.
II.
verb ( often be placed )
ADVERB
▪ carefully , neatly
▪ randomly
▪
The books were ~d randomly on the shelf.
▪ firmly
▪
She produced a long silver whistle and ~d it firmly between her lips.
▪ delicately , gently , gingerly , lightly
▪ centrally , prominently
▪
The table was ~d centrally.
▪ directly , squarely
▪
The blame was ~d squarely on the doctor.
▪ conveniently , ideally ( esp. BrE ), perfectly , uniquely ( esp. BrE ), well
▪
The hotel is well ~d for restaurants, bars and clubs.
▪
The company is perfectly ~d to win the contract.
▪ highly
▪
highly ~d officials in the government
▪ strategically
▪
There are candles strategically placed—in case we have another blackout.
▪ side by side
▪
The boots were neatly ~d side by side.
VERB + PLACE
▪ attempt to , try to
PREPOSITION
▪ between , in , inside , on , over , under , etc.
▪
He ~d the letter in a drawer.
▪
an attempt to ~ the question firmly back on the political agenda
Place is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ surgeon
Place is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ accent , ↑ ad , ↑ advert , ↑ advertisement , ↑ ban , ↑ beaker , ↑ bet , ↑ bid , ↑ blame , ↑ bomb , ↑ bouquet , ↑ box , ↑ bulb , ↑ burden , ↑ call , ↑ camera , ↑ ceiling , ↑ confidence , ↑ constraint , ↑ contract , ↑ crown , ↑ cup , ↑ curse , ↑ cursor , ↑ demand , ↑ elbow , ↑ embargo , ↑ emphasis , ↑ faith , ↑ focus , ↑ foot , ↑ hand , ↑ hat , ↑ hope , ↑ importance , ↑ kiss , ↑ limit , ↑ limitation , ↑ moratorium , ↑ notice , ↑ order , ↑ palm , ↑ premium , ↑ pressure , ↑ reliance , ↑ responsibility , ↑ restriction , ↑ sign , ↑ skillet , ↑ strain , ↑ stress , ↑ tray , ↑ trust , ↑ value , ↑ weight , ↑ wreath