World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English DictionariesTake place
/teɪk pleɪs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To happen, occur, or come to pass, especially as a planned or scheduled event.
"The annual music festival will take place in the city center next month." - 2
To occur by arrangement or as a natural sequence of events.
"Negotiations between the two companies are set to take place on Friday."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the Old English verb 'tacan' (to take, grasp, from Old Norse 'taka') and the noun 'place' (from Old French 'place', ultimately from Latin 'platea'). Established as a fixed phrasal idiom by the late Middle English period, shifting in meaning from physically taking a specific location to the abstract occurrence of an event.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Take place" is said worldwide
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avoir lieu
Transliteration: av-war luh
"La réunion aura lieu demain matin."
stattfinden
Transliteration: shtat-fin-den
"Das Konzert findet nächsten Freitag statt."
aver luogo
Transliteration: a-ver lwo-go
"La conferenza avrà luogo a Roma."
tener lugar
Transliteration: te-ner la-gar
"Los Juegos Olímpicos tendrán lugar este año."
ter lugar
Transliteration: ter lu-gar
"O evento vai ter lugar no sábado."
आयोजित होना
Transliteration: aayojit hona
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वार्षिक सम्मेलन अगले सप्ताह आयोजित होगा।"
发生
Transliteration: fāshēng
Script: 中文汉字
"这场比赛将在下周六发生。"
열리다
Transliteration: yeollida
Script: 한국어 한글
"회의는 내일 오후에 열립니다."
行われる
Transliteration: okonawareru
Script: 日本語
"その式典は来週行われます。"
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