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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Place \Place\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Placed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Placing.] [Cf. F. placer. See Place, n.]
     1. To assign a place to; to put in a particular spot or
        place, or in a certain relative position; to direct to a
        particular place; to fix; to settle; to locate; as, to
        place a book on a shelf; to place balls in tennis.
  
     Syn: Put.
          [1913 Webster]
  
                Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown.
                                                    --Shak.
          [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To put or set in a particular rank, office, or position;
        to surround with particular circumstances or relations in
        life; to appoint to certain station or condition of life;
        as, in whatever sphere one is placed.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Place such over them to be rulers.    --Ex. xviii.
                                                    21.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To put out at interest; to invest; to loan; as, to place
        money in a bank.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To set; to fix; to repose; as, to place confidence in a
        friend. ``My resolution 's placed.'' --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To attribute; to ascribe; to set down.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Place it for her chief virtue.        --Shak.
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     6. (Racing) To determine or announce the place of at the
        finish. Usually, in horse racing only the first three
        horses are placed officially.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     7. (Rugby Football) To place-kick ( a goal).
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     8. to recognize or identify (a person). [Colloq. U.S.]
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Place \Place\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Placed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Placing.] [Cf. F. placer. See Place, n.]
     1. To assign a place to; to put in a particular spot or
        place, or in a certain relative position; to direct to a
        particular place; to fix; to settle; to locate; as, to
        place a book on a shelf; to place balls in tennis.
  
              Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown. --Shak.
  
     2. To put or set in a particular rank, office, or position;
        to surround with particular circumstances or relations in
        life; to appoint to certain station or condition of life;
        as, in whatever sphere one is placed.
  
              Place such over them to be rulers.    --Ex. xviii.
                                                    21.
  
     3. To put out at interest; to invest; to loan; as, to place
        money in a bank.
  
     4. To set; to fix; to repose; as, to place confidence in a
        friend. ``My resolution 's placed.'' --Shak.
  
     5. To attribute; to ascribe; to set down.
  
              Place it for her chief virtue.        --Shak.
  
     To place (a person), to identify him. [Colloq. U.S.]
  
     Syn: See Put.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  placing
     n.
     1 The action by which something is placed; placement; positioning.
     2 The condition of being placed.
     3 The position of a competitor at the end of a race.
     vb.
     (present participle of en place nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  placing
     n.
     1 The action by which something is placed; placement; positioning.
     2 The condition of being placed.
     3 The position of a competitor at the end of a race.
     vb.
     (present participle of en place nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  placing
     n.
     1 The action by which something is placed; placement; positioning.
     2 The condition of being placed.
     3 The position of a competitor at the end of a race.
     vb.
     (present participle of en place nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  placing
     n.
     1 The action by which something is placed; placement; positioning.
     2 The condition of being placed.
     3 The position of a competitor at the end of a race.
     vb.
     (present participle of en place nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  placing
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm p lac ing e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  placing
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en place ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb place)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Placing /plˈeɪsɪŋ/
  الوضع

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  placing /plˈeɪsɪŋ/ 
  umisťování

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  placing /plˈeɪsɪŋ/ 
  umísťující