locate in English dictionary

  • locate

    Meanings and definitions of "locate"

    • (transitive) To place; to set in a particular spot or position.
    • (transitive) To designate the site or place of; to define the limits of; as, to locate a public building; to locate . a mining claim; to locate (the land granted by) a land warrant
    • (intransitive) (colloquial) To place one's self; to take up one's residence; to settle..
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To place; to set in a particular spot or position.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To find out where something is located.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To designate the site or place of; to define the limits of ( Note: the designation may be purely descriptive: it need not be prescriptive.)
    • verb
      (intransitive, colloquial)
      To place one's self; to take up one's residence; to settle.
    • intransitive
    • To find.
    • place (in relation to the whole)
    • verb
      assign a location to; "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"
    • verb
      determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey; "Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space"; "Locate the boundaries of the property"
    • verb
      discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing"
    • verb
      take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"

    Synonyms of "locate" in English dictionary

    site, station, find out are the top synonyms of "locate" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of locate

    • locate ( third-person singular simple present locates, present participle locating, simple past and past participle located)
    • locate (third-person singular simple present locates, present participle locating, simple past and past participle located)
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