to position
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2.5
- verb
- /pəˈzɪʃən/
- The photographer carefully positioned the camera to capture the best angle of the sunset.
- position the cursor
- position the microphone
- positioned in front
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Watch on YouTubeClearly, look, they're trying to position towards an IPO.
- Clearly, look, they're trying to position towards an IPO.
- How do I help my clients best position themselves for what's coming?
- If you see some shapes, how can you position them and and things like that?
- And then I just position these in the little clips here.
- But in most cases, you're going to have to position yourself in some way.
- That's why I like to position position that.
- So it's literally positioned on his nakedness.
Examples
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And make sure it's positioned to catch the first rays of sun from the east.
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In the North End, he positioned himself in front of an equestrian statue of Paul Revere.
Academic text (2011) -
And then we're going to position this right in the center.
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So now we can see what I drew and now we can position it too.
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How do I help my clients best position themselves for what's coming?
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If you see some shapes, how can you position them and and things like that?
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"When I yell, jump!" Sam tried to position himself to make the leap for his life.
Fiction book (1992) -
The rest of you, position yourselves at the exits.
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An honor guard stepped onto the stand and positioned itself around the flagpoles.
Fiction book (1991) -
Interestingly, many schools have auxiliary personnel who may be positioned to change these norms.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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1.0
Move something to a particular place or position
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1.0
To put something in a particular position or job
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1.0
To take place in a particular time or place
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1.0
To put something down carefully so it is flat on a surface
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2.5
Install something so it stays in place and is ready to use
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1.7
To put things or information in a clear, neat order
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2.5
To put something down carefully in a particular place
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3.0
To put something in a particular place, for example an office or factory
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8.6
To put someone or something in a comfortable, safe place
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3.9
Put someone or something in a certain place
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1.7
Put something on a table or chair so it rests
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9.1
To put something firmly in a chosen place, often for machines or heavy equipment
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9.9
Put something in a certain place
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
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7.1
Try to move into a better place than others before an important decision or event
Compounds
- Formal
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6.0
A document that explains a group or person's view and gives reasons about an issue
- Specialized
2
6.8
A way of sitting with legs crossed and each foot on the opposite thigh used for yoga and meditation
- Offensive
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9.1
A way of having sex where one partner lies on their back and the other sits on top facing them
- Specialized
1
9.8
A way of lying on the back with knees bent and thighs apart for vaginal or rectal exams
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6.2
A job that is no longer needed because of company changes or new technology
- Jargon
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6.1
The fourth batter in the batting order, usually the team's best hitter
- Specialized
Change in how a gene works when it moves to a new place on a chromosome
- Specialized
A person standing facing forward with arms at sides and palms forward, used as a reference for describing the body
How Careful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Position comes from an old Latin word positio from ponere, which means 'to put'. To position something is simply to 'put' or place it carefully in a particular spot.