take+place

  • 1take place — {v. phr.} To happen; occur. * /The accident took place only a block from his home./ * /The action of the play takes place in ancient Rome./ * /The dance will take place after the graduation exercises./ Compare: GO ON(3) …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 2take place — {v. phr.} To happen; occur. * /The accident took place only a block from his home./ * /The action of the play takes place in ancient Rome./ * /The dance will take place after the graduation exercises./ Compare: GO ON(3) …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 3To take place — Place Place (pl[=a]s), n. [F., fr. L. platea a street, an area, a courtyard, from Gr. platei^a a street, properly fem. of platy s, flat, broad; akin to Skr. p[.r]thu, Lith. platus. Cf. {Flawn}, {Piazza}, {Plate}, {Plaza}.] 1. Any portion of space …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4take place — phrasal happen, occur …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 5take place — verb To happen, to occur …

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  • 6The Gulf War Did Not Take Place — a book by Jean Baudrillard, is a collection of three essays published in Libération and the Guardian between January and March 1991. Contrary to the provocative title, the author does believe that the events and violence of the Gulf War actually …

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  • 7The Trojan War Will Not Take Place — Hector reproaches Paris by Pierre Claude François Delorme Written by Jean Giraudoux Characters …

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  • 8Place — (pl[=a]s), n. [F., fr. L. platea a street, an area, a courtyard, from Gr. platei^a a street, properly fem. of platy s, flat, broad; akin to Skr. p[.r]thu, Lith. platus. Cf. {Flawn}, {Piazza}, {Plate}, {Plaza}.] 1. Any portion of space regarded as …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 9Place kick — Place Place (pl[=a]s), n. [F., fr. L. platea a street, an area, a courtyard, from Gr. platei^a a street, properly fem. of platy s, flat, broad; akin to Skr. p[.r]thu, Lith. platus. Cf. {Flawn}, {Piazza}, {Plate}, {Plaza}.] 1. Any portion of space …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 10Place name — Place Place (pl[=a]s), n. [F., fr. L. platea a street, an area, a courtyard, from Gr. platei^a a street, properly fem. of platy s, flat, broad; akin to Skr. p[.r]thu, Lith. platus. Cf. {Flawn}, {Piazza}, {Plate}, {Plaza}.] 1. Any portion of space …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English