Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with place in American Collocation
place
noun
countable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/pleɪs/
get a place
clinch
earn
gain
get
obtain
secure
win
His form suggests that he will be one of the favourites to win a place in the Great Britain team.
give someone a place
award someone
give someone
offer someone
National Scholarships will be provided to all those who are offered a place at a Higher Education institute.
say someone cannot have a place
deny someone
refuse someone
He was refused a place at his first choice of university because his grades were too low.
accept a place
accept
take up
The number of people taking up places on HND courses rose by 2.5 per cent.