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take one's place

take one's place verb: to arrive at the (physical) place where one is supposed to be.

Verb

take one's place (third-person singular simple present takes one's place, present participle taking one's place, simple past took one's place, past participle taken one's place)

  1. To arrive at the (physical) place where one is supposed to be.
    • Henry and Eleanor were by themselves in the breakfast-room; and each, as she entered it, looked at her anxiously. Catherine took her place at the table, and, after a short silence, Eleanor said, "No bad news from Fullerton, I hope? Mr. and Mrs. Morland—your brothers and sisters—I hope they are none...1803 (date written), [Jane Austen], chapter XXV, in Northanger Abbey; published in Northanger Abbey: And Persuasion. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: John Murray, […], 20...
    • He has just become Lord Hendy, and will take his place in the House of Lords on December 12. He will be a Crossbencher, which means he will not represent a political party.2022 November 30, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Hendy drops GBR name but reform plans proceed”, in RAIL, number 971, page 12
  2. To attain the position one is supposed or destined to reach.
    • Remarkable Paul O'Donovan deserves to take his place among the elite names in Irish sport.2021 December 26, Shane McGrath, “Remarkable Paul O’Donovan deserves to take his place among the elite names in Irish sport”, in extra.ie

Forms of take one's place

third-person singular presenttakes one's place
present participletaking one's place
pasttook one's place
past participletaken one's place

Origin of take one's place

take + one's place

Questions about take one's place

What does take one's place mean?
Take one's place means to arrive at the (physical) place where one is supposed to be.
What part of speech is take one's place?
Take one's place is a verb.
What is the past tense of take one's place?
The past tense of take one's place is took one's place.

Words near take one's place in the dictionary

  1. take one's lumps
  2. take one's medicine
  3. take one's own hide to market
  4. take one's own life
  5. take one's pick
  6. take one's place
  7. take one's point
  8. take one's rise
  9. take one's seat
  10. take one's sweet little time
  11. take one's sweet time

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