IN PLACE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does in place mean? 

• IN PLACE (adverb)
  The adverb IN PLACE has 1 sense:

1. in the original or natural place or site

  Familiarity information: IN PLACE used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IN PLACE (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In the original or natural place or site

Synonyms:

in place; in situ

Context example:

the archeologists left the pottery in place

 Context examples 

Selenomethionine (SeMet) can incorporate into proteins in place of methionine with no effects on protein structure and function, providing a mechanism for reversible Se storage in organs and tissues.

(DL-Selenomethionine, NCI Thesaurus)

Emergency officials said conditions should ease on Monday but "watch and act" warnings remained in place for five locations.

(Australian Wildfires Destroy Homes, Kill Cattle as Hundreds of People Flee, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The piece of skull that is removed is usually put back in place after the brain problem has been treated.

(Craniotomy, NCI Dictionary)

A device designed to hold something in place.

(Fastener Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)

March will be kind to you, and you will enjoy putting the pieces of your assignments in place.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Sometimes you need surgery to put in plates, pins or screws to keep the bone in place.

(Fractures, NIH)

A type of soft tissue sarcoma that begins in fibrous tissue, which holds bones, muscles, and other organs in place.

(Fibrosarcoma, NCI Dictionary)

This allowed warm seawater to flow under the shelf, causing it to lift off from the prominent sea floor ridge that held it in place.

(West Antarctica's largest glacier may have started retreating as early as the 1940s, NSF)

After a year, shoppers were still purchasing over 15% fewer of the items compared to when no policy was in place.

(Removing sweets and crisps from supermarket checkouts linked to dramatic fall in unhealthy snack purchases, University of Cambridge)

Available in place of something else.

(Alternative, NCI Thesaurus)