locate
11locate — I verb ascertain a position, assign to a place, bring to light, come upon, define limits, define location, delineate, demarcate, deposit, designate a place, detect, discern, discover, discover by search, discover by survey, discover the location… …
12locate — (v.) 1650s, to establish oneself in a place, settle, from L. locatus, pp. of locare to place, put, set, dispose, arrange, from locus a place (see LOCUS (Cf. locus)). Sense of mark the limits of a place (especially a land grant) is attested from… …
13locate — is an 18c Americanism that still has a transatlantic flavour, especially in its intransitive use (without an object) as in Numerous industries have located in the area. In BrE, this use is more common in the form relocate, also originally an… …
14locate — ► VERB 1) discover the exact place or position of. 2) (be located) be situated in a particular place. 3) N. Amer. establish oneself or one s business in a specified place. DERIVATIVES locatable adjective locator noun. O …
15locate — [[t]loʊke͟ɪt, AM lo͟ʊkeɪt[/t]] locates, locating, located 1) VERB If you locate something or someone, you find out where they are. [FORMAL] [V n] The scientists want to locate the position of the gene on a chromosome... [V n] We ve simply been… …
16locate — verb 1 find the position of sb/sth ADVERB ▪ accurately, correctly, precisely ▪ The machine can accurately locate radioactive material. ▪ quickly ▪ easily …
17locate — 01. Police are trying to [locate] a little girl who got separated from her parents while shopping. 02. Our dog ran off while we were at the park, and we haven t been able to [locate] him. 03. Our office is [located] just across the street from… …
18locate — lo|cate W3S3 [ləuˈkeıt US ˈloukeıt] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of locare to place , from locus; LOCUS] 1.) [T] to find the exact position of something ▪ We couldn t locate the source of the radio signal. 2.) be located …
19locate */*/ — UK [ləʊˈkeɪt] / US [ˈloʊˌkeɪt] verb Word forms locate : present tense I/you/we/they locate he/she/it locates present participle locating past tense located past participle located 1) [transitive] to find out the exact place where someone or… …
20locate — [c]/loʊˈkeɪt / (say loh kayt) verb (located, locating) –verb (t) 1. to discover the place or location of: to locate a leak in a pipe. 2. to set, fix, or establish in a place, situation, or locality; place; settle: to locate one s headquarters in… …
