locate
verb (used with object)
to identify or discover the place or location of.
locates
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present tense formof locate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Kim locates an inner confidence in early home videos of Lisa competing in talent shows, drawing parallels between that precocious seven-year-old and the young woman who is gradually reclaiming her agency.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
When the head clerk asks Stormfield where he’s from, an assistant locates Earth on a map—it’s designated “The Wart.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
He still lives in Seattle, consults for transportation clients, and joined the board of a company that locates underground utility obstacles, like those which delayed the new Tacoma Link Hilltop Extension streetcar.
From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2024
The section of “Mandate for Leadership” dedicated to laying out a program for the future Trump Justice Department locates the discussion of the federal death penalty in a broad but familiar context.
From Slate ● May 14, 2024
The kerosene has evaporated from the wood by the time he locates the matches.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
