locate

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UK /lə(ʊ)ˈkeɪt/ US /ˈloʊˌkeɪt/

verb 4

Collocations

(verb.) find the position of sb/sth

ADV

accurately, precisely

The doctor was able to precisely locate the problem during the examination.

quickly | easily

VERB + LOCATE

be able/unable to, can/could

The team could not locate the missing documents despite searching the office thoroughly.

try to | fail to

be easy to

The new restaurant in the city center was easy to locate because of its bright red sign.

be difficult to 2 be located

ADV

centrally

The new office building is centrally located, making it easy for employees to reach by public transport.

conveniently, ideally, strategically

physically

The company's main office is physically located in Tokyo, but they have branches worldwide.

abroad

PREP

at, between, close to, in, on, near, outside, within, etc.

The new shopping mall is located between the train station and the university campus.

Definitions

verb

To place; to set in a particular spot or position.

The captives and emigrants whom he brought with him were located in the trans-Tiberine quarter.

The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them, which is then licensed to related businesses in high-tax countries, is often assumed to be the preserve of high-tech companies.

To find out where something is located.

I really can't locate the sever files.

In the past two years, NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope has located nearly 3,000 exoplanet candidates ranging from sub-Earth-sized minions to gas giants that dwarf our own Jupiter. Their densities range from that of styrofoam to iron.

To designate the site or place of; to define the limits of (Note: the designation may be purely descriptive: it need not be prescriptive.)

The council must locate the new hospital.

to locate a mining claim

To place oneself; to take up one's residence; to settle.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — take up residence and become established

settle

verb — assign a location to

verb — determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if b

situate

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The captives and emigrants whom he brought with him were located in the trans-Tiberine quarter.

Wiktionary

The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them, which is then licensed to related businesses in high-tax countries, is often assumed to be the preserve of

Wiktionary

I really can't locate the sever files.

Wiktionary

Locate Puerto Rico on a map.

Tatoeba · #34392

I became very nervous when I couldn't locate my passport.

Tatoeba · #35285

X rays are used to locate breaks in bones.

Tatoeba · #65317

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, locate is marked as colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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