Definitions for LOCATE
ˈloʊ keɪt, loʊˈkeɪtlo·cate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. locate, turn upverb

   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"

2. situate, locateverb

   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"

3. locate, place, siteverb

   assign a location to

   "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"

4. settle, locateverb

   take up residence and become established

   "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Locateverb

   To discover the location or site of; as, to locate the source of a radio transmission; to locate a leak; to locate the malfunction in a system.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. locateverb

   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 - B. F. Westcott

2. locateverb

   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 (Note: the designation may be purely descriptive: it need not be prescriptive.)

   That part of the body in which the sense of touch is located - H. Spencer

3. locateverb

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

4. Etymology: From locatus, past participle of locato, from locus

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1. locate

   To locate means to find the exact position or place of something or someone. It could also refer to the process of setting up a place or situation at a particular point or area.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Locateverb

   to place; to set in a particular spot or position

2. Locateverb

   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

3. Locateverb

   to place one's self; to take up one's residence; to settle

4. Etymology: [L. locatus, p. p. of locare to place, fr. locus place. See Local.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. locate

   To know intuitively the location of.

   We were able to locate the business easily.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 21, 2020  

2. ---

   locate

   To know intuitively where an animal, person or thing is.

   They did locate the dog as he was in a neighbours garden.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Determine
   • Station

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'LOCATE' in Verbs Frequency: #497

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for LOCATE »

1. coleta

2. acetol

3. colate

How to pronounce LOCATE?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say LOCATE in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of LOCATE in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of LOCATE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of LOCATE in a Sentence

1. David Renshaw:

   We are currently working with officials in the Philippines to locate Fr. Bien and return him to the United States to face the charges against him, a canonical review will begin soon, whether or not he returns to the States.

2. Stearns County Sheriff Office:

   Due to a past history of domestic abuse this is not a safe environment for the children to be in, because of these circumstances, Stearns County and the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office are looking to locate the family to assess their current situation and possibly take appropriate action.

3. Research Professor Suzanne Carbotte:

   Because the fault zone is so quiet seismically, we really don’t have a good picture of where the part of the fault that generates the big earthquakes is located. At other subduction zones, there are many small earthquakes recorded along the megathrust fault that scientists can use to locate the fault and study its properties, but not at Cascadia.

4. Andrew Bailey:

   Firms should be able to take their own decisions on where they locate, subject to appropriate regulatory arrangements being in place which preserve the public interest, authorities should not dictate the location of firms.

5. Scott Stringer:

   If auditors can’t locate an average of 180 computers per DOE location, this may be just the tip of the iceberg.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=LOCATE
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=LOCATE
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Locate
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/LOCATE
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=LOCATE