take place

Questions about take place

What does take place mean?

take place means "come to pass".

What is another word for take place?

Close synonyms include happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is take place a common word?

take place is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.