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locate
[ loh-keyt, loh-keyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to identify or discover the place or location of:
to locate the bullet wound.
- to set, fix, or establish in a position, situation, or locality; place; settle:
to locate our European office in Paris.
- to assign or ascribe a particular location to (something), as by knowledge or opinion:
Some scholars locate the Garden of Eden in Babylonia.
- to survey and enter a claim to a tract of land; take possession of land.
verb (used without object)
- to establish one's business or residence in a place; settle.
locate
/ ləʊˈkeɪt /
verb
- tr to discover the position, situation, or whereabouts of; find
- tr; often passive to situate or place
located on the edge of the city
- intr to become established or settled
Derived Forms
- loˈcatable, adjective
- loˈcater, noun
Other Words From
- lo·cata·ble adjective
- inter·locate verb (used with object) interlocated interlocating
- pre·locate verb prelocated prelocating
- self-locat·ing adjective
- un·locat·ed adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Since Southern California was located somewhere near 6:30 on this imaginary clock face, the result was winds traveling from east to west — the opposite of their normal direction.
Navarro picked up her cellphone, checked social media and saw a fire had erupted in Eaton Canyon, located more than two miles east of their location.
The Altadena museum, located on Lake Avenue, was one of L.A.’s quintessentially quirky institutions, a place that transported guests to a strange and magical world where the bunny permeates all aspects of life.
As the value of his missing digital wallet soared, Mr Howells organised a team of experts to attempt to locate, recover and access the hard drive.
In a time before Google Maps, it took a while to locate the right bus.
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