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Engelsk navneord: place | |||
| 1. | place (om sted) a point located with respect to surface features of some region | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | This is a nice place for a picnic. A bright spot on a planet. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | spot, topographic point | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | point | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | birthplace, crest, crown, end, grave, heights, hiding place, high, hole-in-the-wall, holy, holy place, junction, mecca, nesting place, overlook, peak, place of birth, polling place, polling station, pool, puddle, rendezvous, sanctum, scour, service area, showplace, solitude, stop, summit, target, target area, tip, tomb, top, zone | ||
| 2. | place (om sted) any area set aside for a particular purpose | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Who owns this place?. The president was concerned about the property across from the White House. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | property | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | boatyard, center, centre, colony, hatchery, sanctuary | ||
| 3. | place (om erkendelse) an abstract mental location | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He has a special place in my thoughts. A place in my heart. A political system with no place for the less prominent groups. | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | cognition, knowledge, noesis | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | layer, level, stratum | ||
| 4. | place (om sted) a general vicinity | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He comes from a place near Chicago. | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | locality, neck of the woods, neighborhood, neighbourhood, vicinity | ||
| 5. | place (om handling) the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Can you go in my stead?. Took his place. In lieu of. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | lieu, position, stead | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | function, office, part, role | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | behalf | ||
| 6. | place (om tilstand) a particular situation | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | If you were in my place what would you do?. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | shoes | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | position, situation | ||
| 7. | place (om sted) where you live at a particular time | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Deliver the package to my home. He doesn't have a home to go to. Your place or mine?. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | home | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | abode, residence | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | home away from home, home from home | ||
| 8. | place (om handling) a job in an organization | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He occupied a post in the treasury. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | berth, billet, office, position, post, situation, spot | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | business, job, line, line of work, occupation | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | academicianship, accountantship, admiralty, ambassadorship, apostleship, apprenticeship, associateship, attorneyship, bailiffship, baronetage, bishopry, cadetship, caliphate, captaincy, captainship, cardinalship, chair, chairmanship, chancellorship, chaplaincy, chaplainship, chieftaincy, chieftainship, clerkship, commandership, commandery, comptrollership, consulship, controllership, councillorship, councilorship, counsellorship, counselorship, curacy, curatorship, custodianship, deanery, deanship, directorship, discipleship, editorship, eldership, emirate, episcopate, fatherhood, fatherhood, feudal lordship, foremanship, generalcy, generalship, governorship, headship, headship, hot seat, incumbency, inspectorship, instructorship, internship, judgeship, judicature, khanate, lectureship, legateship, legation, legislatorship, librarianship, lieutenancy, magistracy, magistrature, managership, manhood, marshalship, mastership, mayoralty, messiahship, moderatorship, overlordship, pastorate, pastorship, peasanthood, plum, praetorship, precentorship, preceptorship, prefecture, prelacy, prelature, premiership, presidency, presidentship, primateship, principalship, priorship, proconsulate, proconsulship, proctorship, professorship, protectorship, public office, rabbinate, receivership, rectorate, rectorship, regency, residency, rulership, sainthood, secretaryship, seigneury, seigniory, senatorship, sinecure, solicitorship, speakership, stewardship, studentship, teachership, thaneship, throne, treasurership, tribuneship, trusteeship, vice-presidency, viceroyship, viziership, wardenship, wardership, womanhood | ||
| 9. | place (om sted) the particular portion of space occupied by something | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He put the lamp back in its place. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | position | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | point | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | anomaly, back, front, half-mast, half-staff, juxtaposition, landmark, lead, left, lie, pitch, pole position, polls, post, pride of place, rear, right, setting, site, situation, stand, station, station, vantage, wing | ||
| Kendetegner | left, right | ||
| 10. | place (om tilstand) proper or designated social situation | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He overstepped his place. The responsibilities of a man in his station. Married above her station. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | station | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | rank, social rank, social station, social status | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | niche | ||
| 11. | place (om sted) a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane) | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He booked their seats in advance. He sat in someone else's place. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | seat | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | space | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | perch | ||
| Overordnet emneområde | aeroplane, airplane, dramatic art, dramatics, dramaturgy, plane, theater, theatre | ||
| 12. | place (om kommunikation) the passage that is being read | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He lost his place on the page. | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | passage | ||
| 13. | place (om tilstand) proper or appropriate position or location | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A woman's place is no longer in the kitchen. | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | condition, status | ||
| 14. | place (om sted) a public square with room for pedestrians | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | They met at Elm Plaza. Grosvenor Place. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | piazza, plaza | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | public square, square | ||
| 15. | place (om kommunikation) an item on a list or in a sequence | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | In the second place. Moved from third to fifth position. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | position | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | item, point | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | postposition, preposition | ||
| 16. | place (om kommunikation) a blank area | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Write your name in the space provided. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | blank space, space | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | area, expanse, surface area | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | indent, indentation, indention, indenture, margin | ||
| Omfatter disse overordnede termer | form | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: place | |||
| 1. | place (om relation) put into a certain place or abstract location | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Put your things here. Set the tray down. Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children. Place emphasis on a certain point. | ||
| Eksempler på anvendelse | They place the bags on the table | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | lay, pose, position, put, set | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | displace, move | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | appose, arrange, barrel, bed, bottle, bucket, butt, clap, cock, coffin, cram, deposit, dispose, docket, emplace, emplace, enclose, ensconce, fix, glycerolise, glycerolize, ground, imbricate, inclose, insert, instal, install, intersperse, introduce, jar, juxtapose, ladle, lay, lay over, lean, load, lose, marshal, middle, mislay, misplace, misplace, nestle, parallelize, park, perch, pigeonhole, pile, pillow, place down, place upright, plant, plant, poise, posit, position, postpose, prepose, put back, put down, put down, put in, put in, rack up, recess, recline, replace, repose, repose, reposition, rest, rest, seat, seat, seat, seed, set, set, set down, set down, set up, set up, settle, settle, settle down, shelve, ship, sign, siphon, sit, sit down, situate, snuggle, sow, space, stand, stand up, step, stick in, stratify, superimpose, superpose, superpose, tee, tee up, throw, throw, thrust, trench, underlay, upend | ||
| 2. | place (om adfærd) place somebody in a particular situation or location | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He was placed on probation. | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | assign, delegate, depute, designate | ||
| 3. | place (om erkendelse) assign a rank or rating to | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | How would you rank these students?. The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | grade, order, range, rank, rate | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | evaluate, judge, pass judgment | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | downgrade, prioritise, prioritize, reorder, seed, sequence, shortlist, subordinate, superordinate, upgrade | ||
| 4. | place (om forhold) assign a location to | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | locate, site | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | place, post, send, station | ||
| 5. | place (om kommunikation) to arrange for | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Place a phone call. Place a bet. | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | order | ||
| 6. | place (om erkendelse) take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Jerry came in third in the Marathon. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | come in, come out | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s Adjective/Noun. Somebody ----s Adjective | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | rank | ||
| 7. | place (om konkurrence) intend (something) to move towards a certain goal | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face. Criticism directed at her superior. Direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | aim, direct, point, target | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | aim, direct, take, take aim, train | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | address, home in, range in, zero in | ||
| 8. | place (om erkendelse) recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | identify | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | determine, set | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell, tell apart | ||
| 9. | place (om adfærd) assign to (a job or a home) | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | assign, delegate, depute, designate | ||
| 10. | place (om tilvejebringelse) locate | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The film is set in Africa. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | localise, localize, set | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | present, represent, stage | ||
| 11. | place (om erkendelse) estimate | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | put, set | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | approximate, estimate, gauge, guess, judge | ||
| 12. | place (om tilstand) identify the location or place of | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | We localized the source of the infection. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | localise, localize | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | locate, situate | ||
| 13. | place (om forhold) make an investment | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Put money into bonds. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | commit, invest, put | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | drop, expend, spend | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | buy into, fund, job, roll over, shelter, speculate, tie up | ||
| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | disinvest, divest | ||
| 14. | place (om konkurrence) assign to a station | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | post, send, station | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | displace, move | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | fort, garrison, locate, place, site | ||
| 15. | place (om konkurrence) finish second or better in a horse or dog race | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He bet $2 on number six to place. | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | race, run | ||
| 16. | place (om kommunikation) sing a note with the correct pitch | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | sing | ||
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