locate

[ loh-keyt, loh-keyt ]

verb (used with object)

, lo·cat·ed, lo·cat·ing.

1. to identify or discover the place or location of:

   to locate the bullet wound.

2. to set, fix, or establish in a position, situation, or locality; place; settle:

   to locate our European office in Paris.

3. to assign or ascribe a particular location to (something), as by knowledge or opinion:

   Some scholars locate the Garden of Eden in Babylonia.

4. to survey and enter a claim to a tract of land; take possession of land.

verb (used without object)

, lo·cat·ed, lo·cat·ing.

1. to establish one's business or residence in a place; settle.

locate

/ ləʊˈkeɪt /

verb

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

Derived Forms

• loˈcater, noun
• loˈcatable, adjective

Other Words From

• lo·cata·ble adjective
• inter·locate verb (used with object) interlocated interlocating
• pre·locate verb prelocated prelocating
• self-locat·ing adjective
• un·locat·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of locate¹

An Americanism first recorded in 1645–55; from Latin locātus “placed,” past participle of locāre “to put in a given position, place,” verb derivative of locus “a place”; locus

Example Sentences

The house is located in Riverhead, New York, an area on the north-east end of Long Island.

From Singularity Hub 

There may be problems located all over the site, while the reporting might only show a handful of those areas.

From Search Engine Land

This can be a concern if your business is located near a closed business said Ben Fisher.

From Search Engine Land

It should be located under either a thin two-meter covering of Martian soil and rock or a very porous material that’s a few meters thick.

From MIT Technology Review

Built-in Tile tech allows users to locate their buds in case they get misplaced, and their one-touch controls let users change EQ modes, navigate playlists, and more with minimal effort.

From Popular-Science

They recorded 10,549 graves on or near the railway in 144 cemeteries, failing to locate only 52 graves.

From The Daily Beast

Nolte could not locate a “Barry” that fit the details listed in Dunham's essay.

From The Daily Beast

He became determined to locate other victims who would testify to abuses that could put Lebovits behind bars.

From The Daily Beast

By June, the school finally responded, though only with notification of fees for staff to locate and photocopy the documents.

From The Daily Beast

Ever since, they have been run in circles as they try to locate Osman.

From The Daily Beast

Harry's orders were to locate Poindexter, but keep in touch with the column as much as possible.

From Project Gutenberg

One city detective was trying to locate Cameron Smith, but that individual could not be traced.

From Project Gutenberg

In 1866 the Conservatoire outgrew its quarters in Rubinsteins house, and it became necessary to locate it in a larger building.

From Project Gutenberg

Where evidence warrants it corpses are subjected to microscopic and meticulous search to locate a hypodermic puncture.

From Project Gutenberg

But I will make another effort to locate the owner of this parasol, if only to learn my business by failure.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• detect
• discover
• establish
• pinpoint
• spot
• station
• strike
• uncover
• unearth