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TO TAKE PLACE

Definition: TO TAKE PLACE

TO TAKE PLACE

1. (a) To come to pass; to occur; as, the ceremony will not take place. (b) To take precedence or priority. --Addison. (c) To take effect; to prevail. ``If your doctrine takes place.'' --Berkeley. ``But none of these excuses would take place.'' --Spenser.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 


Crosswords: TO TAKE PLACE

English words defined with "TO TAKE PLACE": foreign exchangeInducibleLaw of universal causationTime-tableundulatory theoryVacuum pan. (references)
Specialty definitions using "TO TAKE PLACE": adsorption pumpgetter pump, GoukHamonah, High Performance Routing, High Performance Serial Busofficer scheduling the exerciseperfectly rough surfaceslip circle method, software enabling, sorption pump, S-Process, sputter ion pump, sputter-ion pump, substitutional gift, substitutionary gift, Swedish slip circle methodunhook timeXerxes' Tears. (references)

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Use in Literature: TO TAKE PLACE

TitleAuthorQuote

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

He was not afraid, but he could not think without a sort of shudder of the things which were so soon to take place.

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

He understood little or nothing of it at first but he became slowly aware that his father had enemies and that some fight was going to take place.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: TO TAKE PLACE

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

However, this expression seemed to take place only when the T-cells were activated by some injurious event. (references)

Business

The roll out is reportedly slated to take place in three phases; e-mail, chat and advanced services. (references)

Hearings before a state labor board were to take place in Hermosillo, Sonora in August, but were postponed. (references)

Nevertheless, if one wishes to pursue a vertical analysis, some classification needs to take place which selects a peer group. (references)

Civil Liberties

Tunisia

While the police presence was strong, the demonstration was allowed to take place without incident. (references)

Algeria

On May 3, the largest political demonstration to take place in Algiers since 1998 concluded peacefully. (references)

China

Collective religious activities of foreigners also are required to take place at officially registered places of worship or approved temporary locations. (references)

Economic History

Qatar

However, such integration is not expected to take place in the near future. (references)

France

The official launch of the A-400M program is expected to take place in 2001. (references)

Saudi Arabia

Negotiations on bilateral agreements are likely to take place with some other Western countries. (references)

Human Rights

Sri Lanka

The hearing is scheduled to take place in 2002. The PA Government came to power in 1994 and promised to bring to justice the perpetrators of extrajudicial killings from previous years. (references)

Indonesia

Pursuant to a 1999 law, a gradual transfer of administrative and financial control over the judiciary from the Department of Justice to the Supreme Court is to take place by 2004. However, judges are civil servants employed by the executive branch, which controls their assignments, pay, and promotion. (references)

Indigenous People

Argentina

To clarify the discrepancy, the national census scheduled to take place in 2000 was to have collected information about indigenous identity for the first time; however, funding shortfalls required the Federal Government to postpone the census until mid-November, with results expected in 2002. Existing census data show that poverty rates are higher than average in areas with large indigenous populations. (references)

Political Economy

Pakistan

Elections to the national and provincial elections are expected to take place by October 2002. (references)

SPAIN

It includes provisions that allow for unannounced searches in civil lawsuits and searches to take place under these provisions. (references)

BANGLADESH

Both sides are now finalizing the necessary clearances and approvals and final signature is expected to take place by late October 2001. (references)

Political Rights

Pakistan

In November 1999, the Musharraf Government permitted previously scheduled elections to take place in the northern areas; independents and candidates from the PML, the PPP, and the Tehrik-e-Jafria Pakistan won seats. (references)

Algeria

The next parliamentary elections are expected to take place in April or May 2002. Since 1997 the law requires that potential political parties receive official approval from the Interior Ministry before they may be established. (references)

Ukraine

In the month before the April referendum was to take place, the Constitutional Court invalidated two questions planned for inclusion: the first asked if the population wanted to disband the Rada and the second asked if the Constitution should be adopted by a future referendum. (references)

Trade

Venezuela

In order to alleviate congestion at ports and airports, Customs will authorize this procedure to take place in a bonded warehouse or under special arrangements at extra cost at the recipient's warehouse. (references)

Travel

West Bank

Violent clashes and confrontations continue to take place throughout the West Bank and Gaza. (references)

Oman

The actual date and duration of the National Day holiday is announced shortly before the holiday is to take place, and is usually about a week after the actual National Day and can last for two or three workdays. (references)

Worker Rights

Kuwait

At year's end, it was waiting to be passed on to the National Assembly for approval, which was expected to take place in early 2002. The Government's pervasive oversight powers further erode union independence. (references)

Guatemala

The requirement that 25 percent of the workers in a factory or business must be union members for collective bargaining to take place, lack of experience, and management's aversion to sharing power with workers also limit the practice of collective bargaining. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Speeches: TO TAKE PLACE

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Thomas Jefferson

1801-1809Our resources would have been exhausted on dangers which have never happened, instead of being reserved for what is really to take place.

Harry S. Truman

1945-1953To accomplish this second objective we shall have to take into consideration changes that have taken place and will continue to take place in the production of farm commodities--changes that affect costs and efficiency and volume.

Bill Clinton

1993-2001We must fortify African democracy and peace by launching Radio Democracy for Africa, supporting the transition to democracy now beginning to take place in Nigeria, and passing the African Trade and Development Act.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Modern Translation: TO TAKE PLACE

Language Translations for "TO TAKE PLACE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaans

  

beleg (cause, cause to take place, cover, invest, siege), belê (cause, cause to take place, cover, invest). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

發" (to happen, to occur). (various references)

   

Danish

  

klatring af en dislokation vinkelret paa sit slipplan kan kun ske ved diffusion (it is necessary for diffusion to take place for climb or dislocation perpendicular to the slip plane). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

teweegbrengen (activate, bear, cause, cause to take place, give birth to, give rise to), uitschrýven (cause, cause to take place, convoke, launch, organize, write), klim, ook stijging en daling genoemd, is een verplaatsing loodrecht op het glijvlak, waarvoor materiaaltransport door diffusie nodig is (it is necessary for diffusion to take place for climb or dislocation perpendicular to the slip plane), houden (cause, cause to take place, hang onto, hold, retain), beleggen (cause, cause to take place, cover, invest). (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

okazigi (cause, cause to take place). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

liukutaso (it is necessary for diffusion to take place for climb or dislocation perpendicular to the slip plane), kiipeäminen (it is necessary for diffusion to take place for climb or dislocation perpendicular to the slip plane). (various references)

   

French

  

un accord de swap est la convention par laquelle deux unités(administrations publiques ou institutions de crédit)s'engagent a effectuer au comptant, la demande de l'une d'elles,un échange de monnaie nationale du demandeur(tireur)contre des devises, (to exchange the national currency of the unit requesting the swap for foreign currency at an agreed rate of exchange and at the same time of repayment for the reverse transaction to take place at a previously agreed rate of exchange), situer (cause to take place), procurer (cause to take place, give rise to), la montée est un déplacement normal au plan de glissement, ce qui nécessite un transport de matière par diffusion (it is necessary for diffusion to take place for climb or dislocation perpendicular to the slip plane), causer (cause to take place, give rise to). (various references)

   

German

  

stattfinden (be held, come about, come off, happen, occur, take place). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

η συμφωνία "SWAP" είναι μια σύμβαση με την οποία δύο μέρη(το δημόσιο ή πιστωτικά ιδρύματα)συμφωνούν,αφενός,να πραγματοποιήσουν σε μετρητά,μετ, η αναρρίχηση είναι μία μετανάστευση κάθετη στο επίπεδο ολίσθησης,που είναι απαραίτητα για μεταφορά μάζας με διάχυση (it is necessary for diffusion to take place for climb or dislocation perpendicular to the slip plane). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

végbemegy (to come off, to go off), lejátszódik, lefolyik (to pass off), helyet foglal (to seat oneself, to take a seat), elfoglalja helyét. (various references)

   

Italian

  

un accordo di credito reciproco(swap)è la convenzione mediante la quale due unita(amministrazioni pubbliche o istituzioni di credito)s'impegnano ad effettuare in contanti,su richiesta di una di esse,uno scambio di moneta nazionale del richiedente(traente (a swap agreement is a convention whereby two units(general government or credit institutions)agree, at the request of one of them, to exchange the national currency of the unit requesting the swap for foreign currency at an agreed rate of exchange and at the same time of repayment for the reverse transaction to take place at a previously agreed rate of exchange), il climb è uno spostamento normale al piano di scorrimento, cio' che richiede un trasporto di materia mediante diffusione di vacanze (it is necessary for diffusion to take place for climb or dislocation perpendicular to the slip plane). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

行われる (to be done, to be held, to be practiced, to prevail). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

お"なわれる (to be done, to be held, to be practiced, to prevail). (various references)

   

Manx

  

dy ve ayn. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

otay aketay aceplay

   

Portuguese

  

provocar (abet, add fuel to, aggravate, arouse, bring, bring on, cause, cause to take place, challenge, court, defy, egg, egg on, excite, gall, generate, incite, induce, infuse, instigate, invite, nettle, occasion, pick, provoke, raise, rattle, rouse, solicit, start, stimulate, stir up, waken), ocasionar (bring on, cause, cause to take place, entail, occasion), causar (activate, beget, cause, cause to take place, generate, give rise to, handsel, inchoate, induce, let, motivate, motive, occasion, operate, originate, provoke, put, rattle, start). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

ocasionar (activate, bring about, cause, cause to take place, endanger, entail, give, give rise to, induce, involve, jeopard, jeopardize, occasion, produce, throw up), dar lugar a (admit of, cause, cause to take place, originate). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: TO TAKE PLACE

LanguageDateSourceLuke Chapter 9, Verse 31
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintOi ofqenteV en doxh elegon thn exodon autou hn emellen plhroun en ierousalhm
Latin405VulgateVisi in maiestate et dicebant excessum eius quem conpleturus erat in Hierusalem
Old English990West SaxonGesewene on mægenþrymme: and sædon his gewitendnesse þe he to gefyllende wæs on hierusalem;
Middle English1395WyclifAnd Moises and Helie weren seen in maieste; and thei sayn his goyng out, which he schulde fulfille in Jerusalem.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleWhich appered gloriously and spake of his departinge which he shuld ende at Ierusalem.
Jacobean English1611King JamesWho appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.
Victorian English1833WebsterWho appeared in glory, and spoke of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.
Basic English1964OgdenWho were seen in glory and were talking of his death which was about to take place in Jerusalem.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: TO TAKE PLACE

LanguageLuke Chapter 9, Verse 31
Cebuanonga mipakita nga mahimayaon ug nanagsulti mahitungod sa kamatayon ni Jesus nga iyang mahiaguman didto sa Jerusalem.
Chinese他 們 在 榮 光 裡 顯 現 、 談 論 耶 穌 去 世 的 事 、 就 是 他 在 耶 路 '' 冷 將 要 成 的 事 。
CroatianUkazali se u slavi i razgovarali s njime o njegovu Izlasku, što se doskora imao ispuniti u Jeruzalemu.
Danishsom bleve set i Herlighed og talte om hans Udgang, som han skulde fuldbyrde i Jerusalem.
DutchDewelke, gezien zijnde in heerlijkheid, zeiden Zijn uitgang, dien Hij zoude volbrengen te Jeruzalem.
FinnishHe näkyivät kirkkaudessa ja puhuivat hänen poismenostansa, jonka hän oli saattava täytäntöön Jerusalemissa.
Frenchqui, apparaissant dans la gloire, parlaient de son départ qu`il allait accomplir Jérusalem.
Germandie erschienen in Klarheit und redeten von dem Ausgang, welchen er sollte erfüllen zu Jerusalem.
Haitian Creoleki te parèt nan mitan yon bèl limyè ki soti nan syel la. Yo t'ap pale avèk li sou jan li tapral mouri lavil Jerizalèm pou l' te ka akonpli misyon li.
HungarianKik dicsõségben megjelenvén, beszélik vala az õ halálát, melyet Jeruzsálemben fog megteljesíteni.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lamayang kelihatan dengan kemuliaan serta berkata-kata dari hal mati-Nya, yang akan digenapkan-Nya di Yeruzalem.
Italianapparsi nella loro gloria, e parlavano della sua dipartita che avrebbe portato a compimento a Gerusalemme.
Manx GaelicHaink kionfenish ayns gloyr, as loayr ad heh e vaase, v'eh dy hurranse ec Jerusalem.
MaoriI puta kororia mai, i korero ano ki tona matenga meake nei rite i a ia ki Hiruharama.
Norwegiande viste sig i herlighet og talte om hans bortgang, som han skulde fullbyrde i Jerusalem.
Rumaniancari se arqtaserq kn slavq, wi vorbeau despre sfkrwitul Lui, pe care avea sq -l aibq kn Ierusalim.
ShuarNíincha wincha Jíitsumir téntakarmiayi. Tura Jesus Wáitias Jerusarénnum Jákatniurin amia nuna áujmatiarmiayi.
Spanishquienes aparecieron en gloria y hablaban de su partida, que él iba a cumplir en Jerusalén.
Swahiliambao walitokea wakiwa wenye utukufu, wakazungumza naye juu ya kifo chake ambacho angekikamilisha huko Yerusalemu.
SwedishDe visade sig i härlighet och talade om hans bortgång, vilken han skulle fullborda i Jerusalem.
UmaMehini pai' ncola wo'o-ra-rawo to rodua toera. Mololita-ra, mpotompo'wiwi kamate-na Yesus to napadupa' mpai' hi ngata Yerusalem.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: TO TAKE PLACE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-e-k-l-o-p-t-t"

-3 letters: toeplate.

-4 letters: acetate, calotte, capelet, cattalo, lactate, oatcake, paletot, palette, peacoat, pectate, peltate, placate, placket, polecat, tapetal, teacake.

-5 letters: acetal, attack, caplet, capote, catalo, cattle, coatee, cottae, kettle, locate, locket, oleate, packet, palace, palate, paleae, pattee, pelota, pettle, placet, pocket, pottle, tacket, tackle, tapalo, tapeta, teapot, tectal, toecap.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: TO TAKE PLACE


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

54 4F      54 41 4B 45      50 4C 41 43 45

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

        

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010100 01001111 00100000 01010100 01000001 01001011 01000101 00100000 01010000 01001100 01000001 01000011 01000101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#84 &#79 &#32 &#84 &#65 &#75 &#69 &#32 &#80 &#76 &#65 &#67 &#69

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0054 004F      0054 0041 004B 0045      0050 004C 0041 0043 0045

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

544925435453925046353739

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Quotations: Fiction
4. Quotations: Non-fiction
5. Quotations: Speeches
6. Translations: Modern
7. Bible Trace
8. Anagrams
9. Orthography
10. Bibliography


  

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