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placed

/pleɪst/

placed around

Translations

placedpast participle

/pleɪst/

Past-participle adjective meaning ‘situated’ or ‘advantageously positioned’.

placé

The strategically placed furniture made the room look more spacious.

Le mobilier stratégiquement placé a donné à la pièce une impression d’espace.

Additional translations

bien placéAu sens de « avantageusement positionné ».

Synonyms

placeverb

placed

Past Simple

placed

Past Simple

placed

Past Participle

placing

Gerund

/pleɪs/

placer

She carefully placed the vase on the shelf.

Elle a soigneusement placé le vase sur l’étagère.

se classerAu sens de résultat ou de rang dans une compétition.

She placed third in the national spelling bee.

Elle s’est classée troisième au concours national d’orthographe.

Additional translations

placerAu sens financier.

situerFamilier, au sens de reconnaître ou identifier quelqu’un ou quelque chose.

Synonyms

Definitions

placedpast participle

Situated or located in a particular position.

The strategically placed furniture made the room look more spacious.

Advantageously or suitably positioned to do or achieve something.

With her extensive connections, the firm is well placed to win the contract.

placeverb

To put something in a particular position or location.

She carefully placed the vase on the shelf.

To arrange or set in a particular order or position.

The teacher placed the students in groups for the project.

To assign or allocate a role, task, or position to someone.

The company placed him in charge of the new marketing campaign.

To deposit or invest money in a financial account or venture.

He decided to place his savings in a high-interest account.

To rank or score in a competition or contest.

She placed third in the national spelling bee.

To recognize or identify someone or something that one cannot immediately name or remember.

I know I've seen that actor before, but I just can't place him.