place (EN)
lietvārds, darbības vārds

lietvārds “place”

sg. place, pl. places or uncountable
  1. konkrēta vieta
    Let's meet at the place where the two rivers converge.
  2. laukums (ja tas ir saistīts ar publisku vietu)
    My aunt's house is located on Oakwood Place.
  3. vieta (piemēram, restorānā)
    Please save a place for me at the dinner table.
  4. mājvieta
    After the party, everyone crashed at John's place.
  5. stāvoklis (garīgais vai emocionālais)
    After the breakup, he was in a dark place emotionally.
  6. funkcija (konkrēta loma vai amats)
    As a teacher, it's my place to encourage students to learn.
  7. vieta (sacensību rezultātu kontekstā)
    She trained hard and secured second place in the marathon.
  8. otrā vieta (zirgu vai suņu skriešanās sacensībās)
    My bet was on the greyhound to finish in place, and it did!
  9. pozīcija (sporta komandā)
    After the injury, the player struggled to regain his place on the first team.
  10. pozīcija (cifrā skaitlī)
    In math class, we learned about the value of each place in a four-digit number.
  11. kārtas numurs (sērijā vai procesā)
    I should have taken your advice in the first place to avoid this mess.

darbības vārds “place”

place; he places; past placed, part. placed; ger. placing
  1. novietot
    She carefully placed the vase in the center of the shelf.
  2. uzticēt
    She placed her confidence in the doctor's expertise, certain that he would find the right treatment.
  3. iegūt (konkrētu vietu sacensībās)
    Despite the tough competition, our relay team placed second.
  4. izcīnīt otro vietu (zirgu vai suņu skriešanās sacensībās)
    The crowd cheered as the underdog horse placed in the race.
  5. atcerēties (atpazīt iepriekšējās tikšanās vietu vai kontekstu)
    I can place his face, but his name escapes me.
  6. likt likmi
    He confidently placed a hundred dollars on the underdog in the boxing match.
  7. iekārtot (atrast piemērotu vietu vai situāciju kādam vai kaut kam)
    The shelter successfully placed the litter of puppies in loving homes.