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Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} in place (not comparable)
  1. In an original position. Tags: not-comparable Translations (in original position): paikallaan (english: in) (Finnish), paikalleen (english: into) (Finnish), na miejscu (Polish)
    Sense id: en-in_place-en-adj-bKf4nKEP Disambiguation of 'in original position': 72 20 8
  2. In a proper position. Tags: not-comparable Translations (in proper position): paikallaan (Finnish), kohdallaan (english: in) (Finnish), paikalleen (Finnish), kohdalleen (english: into) (Finnish), na miejscu (Polish)
    Sense id: en-in_place-en-adj-gv662bWO Disambiguation of 'in proper position': 31 59 10
  3. Established; in operation. Tags: not-comparable Translations (in operation): toiminnassa (Finnish), käytössä (english: in) (Finnish), käyttöön (english: into) (Finnish), na miejscu (Polish)
    Sense id: en-in_place-en-adj-0z-gh5Oi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 0 50 30 4 8 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 0 73 15 1 3 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0 57 33 0 4 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 58 32 1 3 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 4 2 60 18 1 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 7 2 58 13 10 4 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 3 2 66 15 1 6 7 Disambiguation of 'in operation': 1 1 97

Adverb [English]

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  1. Into a proper or intended position; into place. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-in_place-en-adv-w87ZaLtQ
  2. Into a state of deployment or implementation. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-in_place-en-adv-H6plg-yW
  3. (chiefly Canada, US) Without changing position. Tags: Canada, US, not-comparable Translations (without changing position): paikallaan (Finnish), helyben (Hungarian), na miejscu (Polish)
    Sense id: en-in_place-en-adv-DBYsvtEp Categories (other): American English, Canadian English Disambiguation of 'without changing position': 6 0 93 1
  4. (obsolete) To a particular place; so as to be present or nearby. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete Related terms: in place of, in places
    Sense id: en-in_place-en-adv-STh9pRUy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (in or into operation): käytössä (Finnish), käyttöön (Finnish), na miejscu (Polish) Translations (into position): paikalleen (Finnish), kohdalleen (Finnish), na miejscu (Polish)
Disambiguation of 'in or into operation': 49 51 0 0 Disambiguation of 'into position': 44 18 39 0
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) To a particular place; so as to be present or nearby."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "without changing position",
      "word": "paikallaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "without changing position",
      "word": "helyben"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "without changing position",
      "word": "na miejscu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "into position",
      "word": "paikalleen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "into position",
      "word": "kohdalleen"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "into position",
      "word": "na miejscu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "in or into operation",
      "word": "käytössä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "in or into operation",
      "word": "käyttöön"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "in or into operation",
      "word": "na miejscu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "in place"
}

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