1. Put in position in relation to other things
   "end tables placed conveniently"
    
2. Positioned in a particular place or situation
   "strategically placed artillery";
   - located, set, situated

1. Cause to have a certain (possibly abstract) location
   "Place emphasis on a certain point";
   - put, set, pose, position, lay
    
2. Assign somebody to a particular situation or location
   "he was placed on probation"
    
3. Assign a rank or rating to
   "The restaurant is placed highly in the food guide";
   - rate, rank, range, grade
    
4. Assign a location to
   "The company placed some of their agents in Los Angeles";
   - locate, site
    
5. Assign to (a job or a home)
   "The agency placed the orphan with a loving family"
    
6. Locate or establish in a particular place
   "They placed the church on the hill";
   - set, localize, localise [Brit]
    
7. Identify the location or place of
   "The GPS helped place the lost hikers";
   - localize, localise [Brit]
    
8. Intend (something) to move towards a certain goal, or direct to a specific place or group of people
   "They placed the advertisement in magazines targeting young professionals";
   - target, aim, direct, point
    
9. To arrange for
   "place a phone call"; "place a bet"
    
10. Recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
    "She placed the man on the 'wanted' poster";
    - identify, finger [informal]
     
11. Make an investment
    "place money into bonds";
    - invest, put, commit
     
12. Estimate
    "We place the time of arrival at 8 P.M.";
    - put, set
     
13. Finish second or better in a horse or dog race
    "he bet $2 on number six to place"
     
14. Sing a note with the correct pitch
    "The soprano placed her high notes perfectly"; "He struggled to place the difficult intervals in the song"
     
15. Take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
    "Jerry placed third in the Marathon";
    - come in, come out
     
16. Assign to a particular location
    "The guards were placed at every entrance";
    - station, post, send

See also: arranged, ordered, settled

Type of: aim, approximate, assign, delegate, depute, designate, determine, direct, displace, drop, estimate, evaluate, expend, gauge, judge, locate, move, order, pass judgment, present, race, rank, represent, run, set, sing, situate, spend, stage, take, take aim, train

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