adj
Meaning 1
In an original position.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
in place
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adj
Meaning 2
In a proper position.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Established; in operation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
adv
Meaning 4
Into a proper or intended position; into place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- The girders were carefully set in place.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: out of place
adv
Meaning 5
Into a state of deployment or implementation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- New procedures were put in place.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adv
Meaning 6
Without changing position.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, not-comparable
Examples
- They ran in place with full packs for an hour.
- In the event of a radiation leak, shelter in place: do not attempt to find a community shelter.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adv
Meaning 7
To a particular place; so as to be present or nearby.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 8
in the original or natural place or site
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- carcinoma in situ
- the archeologists left the pottery in place
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: in situ
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: paikallaan — in original position
- Finnish: paikalleen — in original position
- Polish: na miejscu — in original position
- Finnish: paikallaan — in proper position
- Finnish: kohdallaan — in proper position
- Finnish: paikalleen — in proper position
- Finnish: kohdalleen — in proper position
- Polish: na miejscu — in proper position
- Finnish: toiminnassa — in operation
- Finnish: käytössä — in operation
- Finnish: käyttöön — in operation
- Polish: na miejscu — in operation
- Finnish: paikallaan — without changing position
- Hungarian: helyben — without changing position
- Polish: na miejscu — without changing position
- Finnish: paikalleen — into position
- Finnish: kohdalleen — into position
- Polish: na miejscu — into position
- Finnish: käytössä — in or into operation
- Finnish: käyttöön — in or into operation
- Polish: na miejscu — in or into operation