ADJ

good, great, ideal
terrible
It was a terrible place to live
safe
Keep your purse in a safe place
right, suitable
I happened to be in the right place at the right time
wrong
beautiful, nice
It's a nice place you've got here
interesting
busy, crowded
quiet
strange
faraway, out-of-the way, remote
holidays in faraway places
public
hiding, market, meeting, resting

VERB + PLACE

mark
I forgot to mark my place (= in a book)
lose
I've lost my place in the script

PLACE + NOUN

name

PREP

at/in a/the ~
We had dinner at a crowded place in Soho
in ~
It was held in place with tape. There will be rain in places
into ~
She tapped the lid into place
out of ~
Some of these files seem to be out of place

PHRASES

all over the place (= everywhere), no place/not the place
This is not the place for an argument
a place of birth/business/interest/learning/work/ worship
Please state your date and place of birth

VERB + PLACE

sit (down) in, take
We took our places round the table
go back to, return to
The boy returned to his place
keep (sb), save (sb)
lose
I've lost my place in the queue
give up
change, swap
He swapped places with me
show sb to
She showed them to their places
lay, set
I've laid four places for dinner

PLACE + NOUN

mat
card

PHRASES

the place of honour
He took the place of honour on his hostess's right

ADJ

central, important, prominent
special
He holds a special place in her affections
proper, rightful

VERB + PLACE

have, hold, occupy
Housing occupied a prominent place in the discussions
know
She knows her place
forget
I'm sorry?I was forgetting my place
restore sth to
He has been restored to his rightful place in the community
put sb in
At first he tried to take charge of the meeting but I soon put her in her place

PREP

~ in
Dance has a central place in their culture

PHRASES

it's not sb's place to
It's not your place to correct her
a place in history
a statesman who is assured a place in history

ADJ

free
college, nursery, school, university

VERB + PLACE

get, win
award sb, offer sb
lose
He was injured and lost his place in the side

PREP

~ at/in
He was awarded a place at Leeds University
~ on
She got a place on the French course

VERB + PLACE

finish in, take
She took third place

PLACE + VERB

go to sb
Second place went to the Moroccan athlete

ADV

carefully, neatly
haphazardly
The books were placed haphazardly on the shelf
firmly
She produced a long silver whistle and placed it firmly between her lips
gently, lightly
centrally
The table was placed centrally
ideally, conveniently, uniquely, well
The hotel is well placed for restaurants, bars and clubs
judiciously, strategically
There are candles strategically placed?just in case we have another power cut
side by side
The boots, neatly placed side by side, were near the bed

PREP

between, in, inside, on, over, under, etc.
He placed the letter in a drawer

ADV

firmly
ideally, conveniently, uniquely, well
The company is ideally placed to win the contract

VERB + PLACE

atttempt to, try to
be difficult to, be hard to
children who are difficult to place in foster homes

PREP

in, on
an attempt to place the question firmly back on the political agenda

PHRASES

an attempt to place sth

ADV

squarely

PREP

on
The blame was placed squarely on the doctor