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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
/ əʊˈɪ /
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
- ˈٲ, adjective
- ˈٱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·a· adjective
- t·cٱ verb (used with object) interlocated interlocating
- ·cٱ verb prelocated prelocating
- -c·Բ adjective
- ܲ·c· adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
The incident happened on the eve of the Walpurgis spring festival, which brings large crowds onto the streets of Uppsala, which is located north of the capital Stockholm, and known for its university.
The nominees for the 2025 Art Fund Museum of the Year have been announced, with all five finalists being located outside of London for the first time in four years.
Initially observers thought Salah had taken the phone off a fan in the crowd, but it was a Liverpool staff member located behind the advertising hoardings in front of the Kop.
The basins, essential to flood control in the San Gabriel Mountains, are largely located above residential burns areas, according to the county.
The force said officers "attended and located three people who had suffered injuries which are at this time not being treated as life threatening", adding that "further updates will follow".
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