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Situated or established in a particular place or location
“Once selected, you can scale and transform the placed object without affecting the frame.”
(of text) Arranged such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned
Inserted or brought in from an external place or source
To have imposed an undesirable consequence on
To have started or established
To have appointed a person to a position
“Following our increase in revenue, we would place three additional engineers in our tech department.”
(of an object) Past tense for to put in a particular position or location
“To avoid damaging the table, please place your teacup on the coaster provided.”
Past tense for to prop up
“After a hard day at work, he would place his tired legs on the couch.”
Past tense for to store in a container of some form
“Please place your favorite books neatly in the cabinet.”
Past tense for to confer or entrust into the possession of safekeeping of someone
“Stephanie would place all of her trust in her shady lawyer during her lawsuit against Donny.”
Past tense for to categorize as a specified type or holding a rank within a hierarchy
“A recent report would place Firefox as the third most used browser on the internet.”
(usually with negative) Past tense for to be able to recall someone or something
“You look so familiar, but I just can't quite place you.”
Past tense for to find employment for
“As a recruitment agency, it is our job to place you in a role that's best suited to your skills.”
Past tense for to find a home for
“The charity group would help to place the homeless man in a shelter.”
Past tense for to put forward for discussion or consideration
“Jim had many controversial issues that he wanted to place before the president.”
Past tense for to finish in a given place or rank, typically in a competition
“She would place second in the race against some of the world's best competition.”
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