place
n. countablen. a particular spot, area, or position. You can use it to talk about a city, a room, a building, or just a point on a map.
n. A particular position, point, or area in space; a specific location. It can refer to a wide range of scales, from a spot on a surface to a city or country.
This is a good place for a picnic.
He put the book back in its proper place on the shelf.
Memory is a strange place, where events from decades ago can feel more immediate than what happened yesterday morning.
From Middle English place, conflation of Old English plæċe (“place, an open space, street”) and Old French place (“place, an open space”), both from Latin platēa (“plaza, wide street”), from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), shortening of πλατεῖα ὁδός (plateîa hodós, “broad way”), from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- (“to spread”), extended form of pleh₂- (“flat”). Displaced native Old English stōw, stede (partially), and -ern. Compare also English pleck (“plot of ground”), West Frisian plak (“place, spot, location”), Dutch plek (“place, spot, patch”). Doublet of piatza, piazza, and plaza. In the etymological chain from Latin platēa, note Old French place, which has multiple descendants — including German Platz, itself with many descendants (e.g., Russian плац (plac)). Also note a more distant chain node Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús), whence English Plato and English plate (via Latin).
From Middle English placen, from the noun (see above).
Is there place for one more person?Is there room for one more person?When asking about available space, learners often use 'place' instead of the correct uncountable noun 'room'.