A surname.

An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard.

(transitive) To put (an object or person) in a specific location. / (intransitive) To earn a given spot in a competition. / (intransitive, racing) To finish second, especially of horses or dogs.

simple past tense and past participle of place

instead of

In an original position. / In a proper position. / Established; in operation.

(obsolete) To a particular place; so as to be present or nearby. / Into a proper or intended position; into place. / Into a state of deployment or implementation.

A retired place, spot, or situation; somewhere out-of-the-way.

Forming a well-defined place; acting as an identifiable location. / Focused on a location and its properties. / Characteristic of a specific locality;

The quantity that a place contains.