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place

One entry found.

Main Entry: ¹place

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): placed, placing

Language: English

1 put, set : poner, colocar
2 situate : situar, ubicar, emplazar <to be well placed : estar bien situado> <to place in a job : colocar en un trabajo>
3 identify, recall : identificar, ubicar, recordar <I can't place him : no lo ubico>
4 to place an order : hacer un pedido

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