(physical) An area or space, whether it be an open square, a street, an inhabited region, a sitting area, a home, a body part, or a designated area for bodily functions.

A location or position in space.

A particular location in a book or document, particularly the current location of a reader.

A state of mind.

(social) A responsibility or position in an organization, a role or purpose, the position of a contestant in a competition, the position of first, second, or third at the finish in horse-racing, and the position as a member of a sports team.

Numerically, the column counting a certain quantity.

Ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding.

Reception; effect; implying the making room for.

(transitive) To put (an object or person) in a specific location.

(intransitive) To earn a specific position in a competition, particularly in motor racing where it can also refer to finishing second.

(transitive, passive) To rank at (a certain position, often followed by an ordinal) as in a horse race.

(transitive) To remember where and when (an object or person) has been previously encountered.

(transitive) To sing (a note) with the correct pitch.

(transitive) To arrange for or to make (a bet).

(transitive) To establish a call (connection by telephone or similar).

(transitive) To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job, or a home for an animal for adoption, etc.

(sports, transitive) To place-kick (a goal).