Meanings
prepositional phrase
- In some places and not everywhere; of a patchy nature.
The jumper was worn in places.
2 more examples
It could turn a little misty in places towards dawn.
The edges of the pond had already turned to ice in places in October.
Translations
Finnish paikoittain, paikoitellen
- paikoittainonly in some places
- paikoitellenonly in some places
- paikoinonly in some places
French par endroits
- par endroitsonly in some places
Greek κατά τόπους
- κατά τόπους (katá tópous)only in some places
Norwegian Bokmål stedvis
- stedvisonly in some places
Polish gdzieniegdzie, tu i ówdzie
- gdzieniegdzieonly in some places
- tu i ówdzieonly in some places
- miejscamionly in some places
Russian ко́е-где
- ко́е-где (kóje-gde)only in some places
Yiddish ערטערווײַז
- ערטערווײַז (ertervayz)only in some places
Cite this entry
APA
in places. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20places
MLA
“in places.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20places. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in places,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20places.
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