verb
locate
luh-KAYT
verb
1
To find the exact position of something.
"It took rescuers hours to locate the missing hikers."
"Can you locate the nearest gas station on the map?"
2
To place or situate something in a particular spot.
"The company decided to locate its new factory near the port."
How to Use Locate
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo find where something is, or to set something up in a particular place.
Common pairings
locate a source
be located in
locate the problem
Word Forms
located past tense, locates singular
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Etymology
From Latin locātus, "placed", from locō, "to place", from locus, "place".