past and past participle
Put something in a particular position or location.
She placed the folder on my desk.
The labels were placed on the boxes.
American English
How to pronounce placed
verbB1Very common word
PLAYST
/pʰleɪst̚/
One syllable.
Form of place
Placed is both the past form and the past participle of place.
Put something in a particular position or location.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
past and past participle
Officially asked a company to provide goods or services.
We placed an order for six laptops.
Daniel placed the order online last night.
past and past participle
Arranged for someone to be in a particular job, group, home, or situation.
The agency placed him in a hotel for the night.
The shelter placed the child with a foster family.
past and past participle
Recognized someone or remembered where you knew them from.
I finally placed her when she mentioned our old school.
After hearing his voice, I placed him immediately.
Useful expressions
to happen
The meeting will take place at noon.
in the correct position or ready to be used
Make sure the lid is in place.
to ask a company to send or make something
I placed an order online.
Related words & forms
The -ing form is placing, not placeing.