taking one's place
taking one's place is the present participle and gerund of take one's place.
Meaning of take one's place
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)
- 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...
- 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
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