Kilo Lingo

place

/pleɪs/

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Translation

A spot or area where something is, or where something happens.

Word origin

From Old French place and Latin platea, meaning a broad open street or square.

Origin
Old French
Root
place

Grammar

Gender
Pluralplaces

Examples

is place rest.

"Place" means a spot or area for something.

visited many places trip.

"Places" is the plural, meaning more than one place.

Put book its place.

Here "place" means the spot where the book belongs.

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This word is part of lesson 4.