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Collocations for place - noun

1. particular position/area

ADJ.

good, great, ideal | terrible
It was a terrible place to live.
safe
Keep your purse in a safe place.
right, suitable
I happened to be in the right place at the right time.
wrong | beautiful, nice
It''s a nice place you''ve got here.
interesting | busy, crowded | quiet | strange | faraway, out-of-the way, remote
holidays in faraway places
public | hiding, market, meeting, resting

VERB + PLACE

mark
I forgot to mark my place (= in a book).
lose
I''ve lost my place in the script.

PLACE + NOUN

name

PREP.

at/in a/the ~
We had dinner at a crowded place in Soho.
in ~
It was held in place with tape. | There will be rain in places.
into ~
She tapped the lid into place.
out of ~
Some of these files seem to be out of place.

PHRASES

all over the place
(= everywhere),
no place/not the place
This is not the place for an argument.
a place of birth/business/interest/learning/work/worship
Please state your date and place of birth.

2. seat/position for sb/sth

VERB + PLACE

sit (down) in, take
We took our places round the table.
go back to, return to
The boy returned to his place
keep (sb), save (sb) | lose
I''ve lost my place in the queue.
give up | change, swap
He swapped places with me.
show sb to
She showed them to their places.
lay, set
I''ve laid four places for dinner.

PLACE + NOUN

mat | card

PHRASES

the place of honour
He took the place of honour on his hostess''s right.

3. role/position/function

ADJ.

central, important, prominent | special
He holds a special place in her affections
proper, rightful

VERB + PLACE

have, hold, occupy
Housing occupied a prominent place in the discussions.
know
She knows her place.
forget
I''m sorry - I was forgetting my place.
restore sth to
He has been restored to his rightful place in the community.
put sb in
At first he tried to take charge of the meeting but I soon put her in her place.

PREP.

~ in
Dance has a centralplace in their culture.

PHRASES

it''s not sb''s place to
It''s not your place to correct her.
a place in history
a statesman who is assured a place in history

4. opportunity to study at a college, play for a team, etc.

ADJ.

free | college, nursery, school, university

VERB + PLACE

get, win | award sb, offer sb | lose
He was injured and lost his place in the side.

PREP.

~ at/in
He was awarded a place at Leeds University.
~ on
She got a place on the French course.

5. sb''s position at the end of a race, competition, etc.

VERB + PLACE

finish in, take
She took third place.

PLACE + VERB

go to sb
Second place went to the Moroccan athlete.

Collocations for place - verb

1. (often ‘be placed’) put sth in a position

ADV.

carefully, neatly | haphazardly
The books were placed haphazardly on the shelf.
firmly
She produced a long silver whistle and placed it firmly between her lips.
gently, lightly | centrally
The table was placed centrally.
ideally, conveniently, uniquely, well
The hotel is well placed for restaurants, bars and clubs.
judiciously, strategically
There are candles strategically placed - just in case we have another power cut.
side by side
The boots, neatly placed side by side, were near the bed.

PREP.

between, in, inside, on, over, under, etc.
He placed the letter in a drawer.

2. (often ‘be placed’) put sb in a situation

ADV.

firmly | ideally, conveniently, uniquely, well
The company is ideally placed to win the contract.

VERB + PLACE

atttempt to, try to | be difficult to, be hard to
children who are difficult to place in foster homes

PREP.

in, on
an attempt to place the question firmly back on the political agenda

PHRASES

an attempt to place sth

3. emphasis, value, blame, etc.

ADV.

squarely

PREP.

on
The blame was placed squarely on the doctor.

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