locate
pronunciation
How to pronounce locate in British English:
UK [ləʊˈkeɪt]
How to pronounce locate in American English:
US [ˈloʊkeɪt]
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- Verb:
- discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
- determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
- assign a location to
- take up residence and become established
Word Origin
- locate (v.)
- 1650s, "to establish oneself in a place, settle," from Latin locatus, past participle of locare "to place, put, set, dispose, arrange," from locus "a place" (see locus). Sense of "mark the limits of a place" (especially a land grant) is attested from 1739 in American English; this developed to "establish (something) in a place" (1807) and "to find out the place of" (1882, American English). Related: Located; locating.
Example
- 1. Game-theory software can even help locate a terrorist 's hideout .
- 2. Car2go uses gps devices to help customers locate available cars .
- 3. Locate the middle portion of the collar bone .
- 4. Rescue services sometimes need phone data to locate someone who needs urgent help .
- 5. Then we timed how long it takes to locate that information on each site .