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

Locate is on the Academic Vocabulary List.

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