locate

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ləʊˈkeɪt/ or /ləˈkeɪt/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈloʊkeɪt/ or /loʊˈkeɪt/

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• Hyphenation: lo‧cate

Verb

Plain form locate

Third-person singular locates

Past tense located

Past participle located

Present participle locating

1. (transitive) If you locate something you find it, you learn where it is.

   I need to locate the nearest gas station.

2. (transitive & intransitive) If you locate something somewhere, you put it there.

   The city plans to locate the subway stop right across the street.

Related words

• location