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View usage for: (loʊkeɪt, US loʊkeɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense locates, present participle locating, past tense, past participle located1. verbIf you locate something or someone, you find out where they are. [formal] The scientists want to locate the position of the gene on a chromosome. [VERB noun] We've simply been unable to locate him. [VERB noun] Synonyms: find, discover, detect, come across More Synonyms of locate 2. verbIf you locate something in a particular place, you put it there or build it there. [formal] Atlanta was voted the best city in which to locate a business by more than 400 chiefexecutives. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] Tudor Court represents your opportunity to locate at the heart of the new Birmingham. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: place, put, set, position More Synonyms of locate 3. verbIf you locate in a particular place, you move there or open a business there. [mainly US, business] ...tax breaks for businesses that locate in run-down neighborhoods. [VERB] locate in British English (ləʊˈkeɪt) verb1. (transitive) to discover the position, situation, or whereabouts of; find 2. (tr; often passive) to situate or place located on the edge of the city 3. (intransitive) to become established or settled Derived forms locatable (loˈcatable) adjective locate in American English (ˈloʊˌkeɪt; loʊˈkeɪt) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈloˌcated or ˈloˌcating1. to mark off or designate the site of (a mining claim, etc.) 2. to establish in a certain place offices located downtown 3. to discover the position of after a search to locate a lost object 4. to show the position of to locate Guam on a map 5. to assign to a particular place, function, occupation, etc. verb intransitive6. US, Informal to make one's home or headquarters; settle to locate in Boston Derived forms locater (ˈloˌcater) noun or ˈloˌcator Word origin < L locatus, pp. of locare, to place < locus: see local Examples of 'locate' in a sentencelocate British English: locate VERB If you locate something or someone, you find out where they are. The scientists want to locate the position of the gene on a chromosome. - American English: locate
- Brazilian Portuguese: localizar
- Chinese: 找到
- European Spanish: localizar
- French: localiser
- German: ausfindig machen
- Italian: localizzare
- Japanese: 位置を突き止める
- Korean: 위치를 알아내다
- European Portuguese: localizar
- Latin American Spanish: localizar
Chinese translation of 'locate' vt - (frm, = find) [person, thing]
找到 (zhǎodào) to be located (frm, = situated) 位于(於) (wèiyú)
Definition to discover the whereabouts of We've simply been unable to locate him. Synonyms come across track down pin down lay your hands on run to earth or ground Definition to situate or build It was voted the best city to locate a business. Additional synonymsDefinition to discover the existence or presence of equipment used to detect radiation Synonyms discover, find, reveal, catch, expose, disclose, uncover, track down, hunt down, unmask, ferret out, smoke out Definition to find after study or search The suitcase was discovered on a roadside outside the city. Synonyms find, come across, uncover, track down, unearth, turn up, dig up, come upon, chance on, stumble on, bring to light, light upon Definition to become firmly associated with a particular activity or reputation He has established himself as a pivotal figure in US politics. Synonyms secure, form, base, ground, plant, settle, fix, root, implant, entrench, ensconce, put down roots Additional synonymsDefinition to attach or place permanently Fix the photo to the card using double-sided tape Synonyms place, join, stick (informal), attach, set, position, couple, plant, link, establish, tie, settle, secure, bind, root, connect, locate, pin, install, anchor, glue, cement, implant, embed, fasten, make fast Definition to locate or identify exactly trying to pinpoint his precise location Synonyms locate, find, spot, identify, home in on, zero in on, get a fix on Definition to put in the proper or usual place Position trailing plants near the edges of the basket. Synonyms place, put, set, stand, stick (informal), settle, fix, arrange, locate, sequence, array, dispose, lay out Definition to cause to be (in a position or place) She put her bag on the floor. Synonyms place, leave, set, position, rest, park (informal), plant, establish, lay, stick (informal), settle, fix, lean, deposit, dump (informal), prop, lay down, put down, situate, set down, stow, bung (informal), plonk (informal) Definition to bring to or place on a seat He waved towards a chair, and seated himself at the desk. Synonyms sit, place, settle, set, park, station, fix, deposit, locate, installDefinition to put in a specified position or state He took the case out of her hand and set it on the floor. Synonyms put, place, lay, leave, park (informal), position, rest, plant, station, stick (informal), deposit, locate, lodge, situate, plump, plonk Definition an act of settling Right, that's settled then. Synonyms establish, determine, confirm, fix, appoint, arrange, agreeDefinition to locate (something) on a specific site He said chemical weapons had never been sited in Germany. Synonyms locate, put, place, set, position, establish, install, situateDefinition to place The pain was situated above and below the eyes. Synonyms locate, set, base, position, siteDefinition to discover by searching No evidence has yet been unearthed. Synonyms discover, find, reveal, expose, turn up, uncover, bring to light, ferret out, root up |