take place

Etymology
A verb phrase, with functioning as the direct object of the transitive verb.

Verb

 * 1)  To happen or to occur.
 * 2)  To take precedence or priority.
 * 3)  To take effect; to prevail.
 * 4)  To sit in a particular location, take one's place.
 * 1)  To take precedence or priority.
 * 2)  To take effect; to prevail.
 * 3)  To sit in a particular location, take one's place.
 * 1)  To take precedence or priority.
 * 2)  To take effect; to prevail.
 * 3)  To sit in a particular location, take one's place.
 * 1)  To take effect; to prevail.
 * 2)  To sit in a particular location, take one's place.
 * 1)  To sit in a particular location, take one's place.
 * 1)  To sit in a particular location, take one's place.
 * 1)  To sit in a particular location, take one's place.
 * 1)  To sit in a particular location, take one's place.

Usage notes

 * This is a more formal way of saying to happen.

Synonyms

 * ; See also Thesaurus:happen

Related terms

 * take one's place
 * take someone's place

Translations

 * Arabic: ,
 * Armenian: տեղի ունենալ
 * Azerbaijani: baş vermək
 * Bashkir: булыу
 * Belarusian: адбыва́цца, адбы́цца, здара́цца, зда́рыцца
 * Bulgarian:, състоя се
 * Catalan:
 * Cherokee: ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᎭ
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: se
 * Dutch: plaats hebben, ,
 * Esperanto:, havi lokon
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French: ,
 * Galician:
 * Georgian:
 * German:
 * Greek:, , λαμβάνω χώρα
 * Ancient: τυγχάνω, συμφέρω
 * Hungarian: sor kerül rá
 * Italian: avere luogo
 * Japanese: 行われる,
 * Korean: ,
 * Ladino:
 * Latin: afitar, subeo
 * Latin: ,
 * Norwegian: finne sted, ,
 * Occitan: aver luòc
 * Polish:, ,
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Russian:, ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: gabh àite, tachair
 * Spanish: tener lugar,, ,
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: ,
 * Ukrainian: відбува́тися, відбу́тися, става́тися, ста́тися, ма́ти мі́сце
 * Vietnamese: