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Place Yer Position Countable Vb I Correct Put

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IPA  /pleɪs   / noun
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place (noun)

 /pleɪs   / noun
 
POSITION/AREA
1 [countable]
a particular position or area
yer
 Show me the exact place where it happened.
 This would be a good place to sit down and have a rest.
 The wall was damaged in several places.
 Do you think that lamp is in the right place?
 My book fell and now I've lost my place.
TOWN/BUILDING
2 [countable]
a particular village, town, country, etc.
 (köy, kasaba vb.) yer
 Which places did you go to in Italy?
 Vienna is a very beautiful place.
 3 [countable]
a building or area that is used for a particular purpose
 (belli bir amaç için) yer
 The square is a popular meeting place for young people.
 The town is full of inexpensive eating places.
SEAT
4 [countable]
a seat or position that can be used by sb/sth
 (koltuk vb.) yer
 They went into the classroom and sat down in their places.
 Go on ahead and save me a place in the queue.
Place oturulacak yer anlamında kullanılır:
 If you arrive first, can you keep a place for me?
 Araba park edilen yere ise space denir. Genelde ‘yer’ kavramından söz ederken space ve room kullanılır:
 This piano takes up too much space.
 There is enough room for three people in the back of the car.
 When I go on a long-haul flight, because I'm tall I always ask for a seat with extra legroom.
ROLE
5 [singular]
your position in society; your role
, vazife
 I feel it is not my place (haddim değil) to criticize my boss.
IN COLLEGE/TEAM
6 [countable]
an opportunity to study at a college, play for a team, etc.
 (üniversite, takım vb.) yer
 Abina has got a place to study law at Oxford University.
 Laila is now sure of a place on the team.
CORRECT POSITION
7 [countable]
the usual or correct position or occasion for sth
 (olağan, doğru vb.) yer
 The room was tidy. Everything had been put away in its place.
 A funeral is not the place to discuss business.
SB'S HOME
8 [singular] (spoken)
sb's home
ev
 Her parents have got a place on the coast.
 Why not stay the night at our place (bizde)?
IN COMPETITION
9 [countable, usually singular]
the position that you have at the end of a race, competition, etc.
sıra, derece
 Cara finished in second place.
IN NUMBERS
10 [countable]
the position of a number after the decimal point (= a small round mark used to separate the parts of a number)
 (ondalık virgülün sağındaki sayılar) basamak, hane
 Your answer should be correct to three decimal places.
IDIOMS
all over the place
everywhere
her yerde
change/swap places (with sb)
to take sb's seat, position, etc. and let them have yours
yer değiştirmek
 Let's change places so that you can look out of the window.
fall/slot into place
(used about sth that is complicated or difficult to understand) to become organized or clear in your mind
yerli yerine oturmak
 After two weeks in my new job, everything suddenly started to fall into place.
in the first, second, etc. place
(informal)
used when you are giving a list of reasons for sth or explaining sth
ilk, ikinci vb. olarak
Firstly, secondly vb. eşanlamlı olarak kullanılabilir.
 
in my, your, etc. place/shoes
in my, your, etc. situation or position
 (benim, senin vb.) yerinde
 If I were in your place I would wait a year before getting married.
in place
1 in the correct or usual position
yerinde
 Use tape to hold the picture in place.
 2 (used about plans or preparations) finished and ready to be used
kullanıma hazır
 All the preparations for the trip are now in place.
in place of sb/sth; in sb/sth's place
instead of sb/sth
yerine
 The professor was too ill to travel so she sent one of her colleagues in her place.
out of place
1 not in the correct or usual place
her zamanki yerinde olmayan
 2 not suitable for a particular situation
yakışıksız, yersiz
 I felt very out of place among all those clever people.
put sb in his/her place
to show that sb is not as clever, important, etc. as they believe
haddini bildirmek
 It really put her in her place when she failed to qualify for the race.
put yourself in sb's place
to imagine that you are in the same situation as sb else
kendini başkasının yerine koymak
 Put yourself in Steve's place and you will realize how worried he must be.
take place
(used about a meeting, an event, etc.) to happen
meydana gelmek, olmak
 The ceremony took place in glorious sunshine.
 note at HAPPEN
 

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