Meaning of "place"

Question

There are two most common meanings of the word "place". As a noun, which basically means "lugar", i.e: I would like to go to a warm place, they have a new place to live, etc. The second one, as a verb, i.e: She placed the plate on the table, the surgeon placed a pacemaker near the pacient´s sinus node, etc.

Today I found a new phrase in which is used the word place, but it does not mean as the two previous examples. This is the phrase.

"The most common symptom of brain tumors is headaches, usually because of the pressure of the tumor places on the surrounding brain".

In this case, does the word "place" mean "to push" or "to press"? Could you tell me more sentences with the same meaning so that I familiarize with this different meaning?

Answer 1

Here is another expression.

I think I know him but I can't place him. = I can't remember where or when.

Yes, that's a very good example. - rac1, Feb 25, 2013

Good one! - rogspax, Feb 25, 2013

Aha, good sentece, the translation is: Creo que lo sé, pero no puedo ubicarlo. Definitely "place" has lots of meanings. - luisssito, Feb 25, 2013

Answer 2

If you feel that you have been dismissed for no reason, you should place pressure on the powers-that -be, to re-instate you.

If you're bleeding from an artery, immediatly place pressure on the bloodvessel!

Great example!!!!!! Thanks annie :) - luisssito, Feb 25, 2013

:) Annie :) - ian-hill, Feb 25, 2013

Answer 3

The financial crisis has placed an onerous responsiblity on our politicians to act quickly.

Here "has placed" = has put.

or has given

Yes, nearly always synonimous with ' to put'. I'm still ill and I can't spell any more. Sorry. - annierats, Feb 25, 2013

Thanks a lot! - luisssito, Feb 25, 2013

Answer 4

Here is another example: "The horse which George bet on placed last." It means the horse finished last in the race.

Also, "The student placed into the honors class." It means the student got a high enough score on a test (or from other qualifications) to earn the opportunity to be in the honors class.

I hope this is helpful!

good ones :) - ian-hill, Feb 25, 2013

Answer 5

Yes, we can use place for push or put or apply pressure, or to put things into a certain place (thus, there is a least some vague link between the verb and noun forms of place) Like poner, or colocar.

It's pretty common, especially in the 3rd person or for objects.

I can place (or apply) pressure on something (literally) or someone (figuratively)

The tumor (a third "person") places pressure on the brain.

When I apply pressure on the brake lever, it places the brake pads up against the brake discs.

Good post, I never really thought much about place being used pretty broadly.

Thanks a lot, this is a great example!!!!! - luisssito, Feb 25, 2013

Answer 6

The pressure the tumor places on the brain.....is the verb "Poner" which is same as placing plates on the table.

placing - ian-hill, Feb 25, 2013

In Spanish does not make sense to translate it as "poner", the translation is "ejercer" or "aplicar". - luisssito, Feb 25, 2013

Interesting. Even ¨off¨ answers are useful, because I surely would have used poner there. - rogspax, Feb 25, 2013

I agree that aplicar and ejercer are good words in this context, however I also see in the dictionary examples like "le pusieron una tirita en la herida" - gohern, Feb 25, 2013

Yes, of course, in this context it does have sense to use "poner" and your sentece is tranlated something like this: "they placed him a strip in the wound". - luisssito, Feb 25, 2013

HI Luisssito, I know my comment here is a little off point, but the expression in English is "it does not make sense", not "it does not have sense". Just thought you might be interested in that as well. :-) - sinmeta, Feb 25, 2013

Hey sinmeta :), well, actually I wanted to say: "it does make sense...." but thanks!!! not " it does not make...." - luisssito, Feb 25, 2013