lo·cate (l  k t , l-kt)v. lo·cat·ed, lo·cat·ing, lo·cates v.tr. 1. To determine or specify the position or limits of: locate Albany on the map; managed to locate the site of the old artists' colony. 2. To find by searching, examining, or experimenting: locate the source of error. 3. To place at a certain location; station or situate: locate an agent in Rochester. v.intr. To become established; settle. [Latin loc re, loct-, to place, from locus, place.]lo cata·ble adj.lo cater n. |
locate [ləʊˈkeɪt]
vb
1. (tr) to discover the position, situation, or whereabouts of; find
2. (tr; often passive) to situate or place located on the edge of the city
3. (intr) to become established or settled
locatable adj
locater n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. |  locate - 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"regain, find - come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!" unearth - bring to light; "The CIA unearthed a plot to kill the President" |
| 2. | locate - 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" ascertain, determine, find out, find - establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize" acquire - locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar radiolocate - locate by means of radar; "The pilot managed to radiolocate the lost aircraft" map - locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences; "map the genes" localise, localize, place - identify the location or place of; "We localized the source of the infection" base - situate as a center of operations; "we will base this project in the new lab" | |
| 3. | locate - assign a location to; "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles" | |
| 4. | locate - take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest" colonise, colonize - settle as colonists or establish a colony (in); "The British colonized the East Coast" resettle - settle in a new place; "The immigrants had to resettle" |
locate
Translations
locate [ləʊˈkeɪt] VT
1. (= place) → situar, ubicar(esp LAm)
to be located at → estar situado en, estar ubicado en(esp LAm)
to be located at → estar situado en, estar ubicado en(esp LAm)
locate [ləʊˈkeɪt]
vt
(= find) → localiser
(= situate) → positionner
vi [business, company] to locate in an area → s'installer dans une région
to locate in a city → s'installer dans une ville
to locate in a city → s'installer dans une ville
locate
vt
(= position) → legen; headquarters → einrichten; (including act of building) → bauen, errichten; sportsground, playground → anlegen; road → bauen, anlegen; to be located at or in → sich befinden in (+dat); the hotel is centrally located → das Hotel liegt zentral; where shall we locate the new branch? → wohin sollen wir die neue Zweigstelle legen?
locate [ləʊˈkeɪt] vt (situate) → situare, collocare; (find) → trovare; (cause) → individuare, trovare
where can he be located? → dove lo si può rintracciare?
locate [ləʊˈkeɪt] vt (situate) → situare, collocare; (find) → trovare; (cause) → individuare, trovare
where can he be located? → dove lo si può rintracciare?
where can he be located? → dove lo si può rintracciare?
locate [ləʊˈkeɪt] vt (situate) → situare, collocare; (find) → trovare; (cause) → individuare, trovare
where can he be located? → dove lo si può rintracciare?
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