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RELATED WORDS : at a lower place at that place breathing place burying place double take eating place fall into place fictitious place first place gathering place give and take give or take hiding place holy place imaginary place in a higher place in place in the first place jumping off place jumping-off place landing place lurking place meeting place mythical place nesting place out of place place place bet place down place kick place mat place name place of birth place of business place of origin place of worship place setting place upright polling place pride of place resting place secret place stay in place stopping place take take a bow take a breath take a breather take a chance take a crack at take a crap take a dare take a dive take a firm stand take a hit take a hop take a joke take a leak take a look take a powder take a shit take aback take account take advantage take advantage of take after take aim take apart take arms take aside take away take back take by storm take care take care of take chances take charge take control take cover take down take effect take exception take fire take five take flight take for take for granted take form take from take heart take heed take hold take hold of take home take home pay take in take in charge take in vain take in water take into account take issue take issue with take it take it easy take it on the chin take kindly to take leave take liberties take lying down take note take notice take off take office take on take one's lumps take orders take out take over take pains take part take pride take root take shape take sides take stage take steps take stock take ten take the air take the bull by the horns take the cake take the count take the edge off take the field take the fifth take the fifth amendment take the floor take the heat take the road take the stage take the stand take the veil take time take time by the forelock take time off take to take to be take to heart take to task take to the woods take turns take up take up arms take up with take water take with a grain of salt taking place to a higher place to a lower place watering place

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb take place has 1 sense

• take place(v = verb.change) come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
It ----s that CLAUSE

THESAURUS

take place

be found, be met with, be realized, befall, betide, come, come about, come down, come off, come to pass, come true, eventuate, fall, go off, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, transpire

ROGET THESAURUS

take place

Eventuality

VB happen, occur, take place, take effect, come, become of, come off, comeabout, come round, come into existence, come forth, come to pass, come on, pass, present itself, fall, fall out, turn out, run, be on foot, fall in, befall, betide, bechance, prove, eventuate, draw on, turn up, crop up, spring up, pop up, arise, show up, show its face, appear, come forth, cast up, supervene, survene, issue, arrive, ensue, arise, start, hold, take its course, pass off, meet with, experience, enjoy, encounter, undergo, suffer, pass through, go through, be subjected to, be exposed to, fall to the lot of, be one's chance, be one's fortune, be one's lot, find, endure.

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