take place

phrase

: happen, occur
The conference is scheduled to take place in June.
Fighting over a disputed section of the border is taking place in remote jungle …—James Brooke
What's clear amid the debate is that a remarkable revolution has taken place in the care and treatment of America's children.—LynNell Hancock et al.

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Much of the screen time communicating with other young people on the internet — some of the contacts are unknowingly mature adults — takes place late at night and into the wee morning hours. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 Under his ruling, none of the rapes that took place in Thornden Park or in the student apartments near it will have to be disclosed. — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 28 Aug. 2026 Defense lawyers have argued that the CIA’s treatment of Mohammed undermined the voluntariness of his later statements to the FBI, even though those interrogations took place after he was transferred to Guantanamo Bay. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026 The wedding took place on August 29, 1968, at Oslo Cathedral. — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for take place

Word History

First Known Use

1770, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of take place was in 1770

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“Take place.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20place. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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