What does locate mean?
Definitions for locate
ˈloʊ keɪt, loʊˈkeɪtlo·cate
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
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"
locate, place, siteverb
assign a location to
"The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"
settle, locateverb
take up residence and become established
"The immigrants settled in the Midwest"
GCIDE
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.
Wiktionary
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
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
locateverb
To place one's self; to take up one's residence; to settle..
Etymology: From locatus, past participle of locato, from locus
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
Locateverb
to place; to set in a particular spot or position
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
Locateverb
to place one's self; to take up one's residence; to settle
Etymology: [L. locatus, p. p. of locare to place, fr. locus place. See Local.]
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Rank popularity for the word 'locate' in Verbs Frequency: #497
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coleta
acetol
colate
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of locate in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of locate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of locate in a Sentence
We're protesting today to demand full local control, if you don't have full local control, Cami Anderson and Governor( Chris) Christie will continue to shut down our schools in the name of programs like' turnaround,'' renew,'' co-locate,' whatever you want to call it.
To date, law enforcement has not been able to locate a single individual who directly received an AirDrop. Not one, it was apparent that this rumor was probably a hoax, but that reality was not communicated clearly and rapidly enough to get ahead of escalating anxiety.
We ask both governments to work together and to work effectively to locate Austin and to secure his safe release.
Is The GOP-controlled House hidden in some secret room in the Capitol ? Maybe Donald Trump has The GOP-controlled House. Perhaps we should alert the Capitol Police or better yet, maybe we should call the FBI to help locate the Republican plan on healthcare.
Thankfully, we could locate this woman’s family through a contact. (They) needed a lot of counseling before they filed a missing report with the police, because they were convinced that their daughter was happily married to this young, good-looking, rich guy.
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