take place

phrase

: happen, occur
The conference is scheduled to take place in June.
Fighting over a disputed section of the border is taking place in remote jungle …James Brooke
What's clear amid the debate is that a remarkable revolution has taken place in the care and treatment of America's children.LynNell Hancock et al.

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This year's event is taking place at the Anaheim Convention Center from Friday to Sunday. Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026 The trend even extends into non-League, where a tournament consisting of 45-minute games, the A23 Cup, was scheduled to take place between Slough Town, Hayes and Yeading United and Marlow Town in July. George Edwards, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026 The first Major League Baseball night game in Chicago took place on the South Side. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 Sarajevo is a film festival born out of war — its first edition, in 1995, took place while the city was still under siege — and that sense of resistance, of using film to empower communities, still sits at the heart of the festival today. Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for take place

Word History

First Known Use

1770, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of take place was in 1770

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“Take place.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20place. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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