Meaning & use

placed

verb·Everyday

Put something in a particular position, or finished in a specified position in a competition.

See it in a sentence

She placed the vase carefully on the center of the table.

He placed third in the marathon despite battling a leg injury for most of the race.

A note on using this word

Placed in the sense of finishing a race or competition is often followed directly by an ordinal number, as in 'placed second' or 'placed last.'

Words with a similar meaning

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