a particular point or part of space or of a surface, esp that occupied by a personor thing

a geographical point, such as a town, city, etc

a position or rank in a sequence or order

space or room

a house or living quarters

a country house with grounds

any building or area set aside for a specific purpose

a passage in a book, play, film, etc

proper or appropriate position or time

right or original position

suitable, appropriate, or customary surroundings (esp in the phrases out of place, in place)

right, prerogative, or duty

appointment, position, or job

position, condition, or state

the relative position of a digit in a number

any of the best times in a race

one of the three unities

an important position, rank, or role

to put or set in a particular or appropriate place

to find or indicate the place of

to identify or classify by linking with an appropriate context

to regard or view as being

to make (an order, a bet, etc)

to find a home or job for (someone)

to appoint to an office or position

to put under the care (of)

to direct or aim carefully

to cause (a racehorse, greyhound, athlete, etc) to arrive in first, second, third, or sometimes fourth place

(of a racehorse, greyhound, etc) to finish among the first three in a contest, esp in second position

to invest (funds)

to sing (a note) with accuracy of pitch

to insert (an advertisement) in a newspaper, journal, etc

Francis. 1771–1854, British radical, who campaigned for the repeal (1824) of the Combination Acts, which forbade the forming of trade unions, and for parliamentary reform