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  2. The meaning of TAKE PLACE is happen, occur. How to use take place in a sentence.

  3. take place. phrase. Add to word list. B1. to happen: The concert takes place next Thursday. The novel takes place over the course of a single day. A pitched battle took place between the two groups. Bribery and intimidation took place under the noses of the bureaucrats.

  4. When something takes place, it happens, especially in a controlled or organized way. The discussion took place in a famous villa on the lake's shore. She wanted Hugh's wedding to take place quickly.

  5. take place. take the place of . Substitute for, as in These glasses will have to take the place of wine goblets , or Jane took her sister's place in line . [Second half of 1800s] Happen, occur, as in Let me know where the ceremony will take place . [Second half of 1700s] Discover More.

  6. verb. come to pass. synonyms: come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off. see more. occur between other events or between certain points of time. take place as an additional or unexpected development. be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest.

  7. Learn the meaning and usage of the phrasal verb take place, which can indicate an event occurring in a certain time or place, or a result or consequence of an action. See examples, synonyms, and related expressions for take place.

  8. Learn the meaning of take place, a phrasal verb that means to happen, especially after being planned or arranged. See how to use it in sentences from the corpus and other sources.

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