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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : loh-keyt, loh-keyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈloʊ keɪt, loʊˈkeɪt |
Definition of locate
Origin :- 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.
- verb find
- verb settle
- At a place which I cannot locate our German conductors were exchanged for French conductors.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- He tensed, straining his ears for any movement that might locate the hidden foe.
- Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
- In the meantime our present work must be to endeavor to locate their cache.
- Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
- Its use will help to locate the plant in hand in the genus to which it belongs.
- Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
- There was a change somewhere, and he was trying to locate it.
- Extract from : « The Education of Eric Lane » by Stephen McKenna
- If we locate your brother then we'll send him a ticket to Boston and some money.
- Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Didn't expect to locate you, though, in this end of the ship.
- Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- "They'd locate the softness in t'other head of the two, Sam," he suggested.
- Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- He had to locate a patrol boat or a British ship of some other class.
- Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
- Unable to locate “partnery” nor “tucu-tucu”, but they have been left as in the original.
- Extract from : « Little Masterpieces of Science: » by Various
Synonyms for locate
- come across
- come upon
- detect
- determine
- dig in
- discover
- dispose
- dwell
- establish
- ferret out
- fix
- get at
- hang one's hat
- happen upon
- hit upon
- hook
- inhabit
- lay one's hands on
- light upon
- meet with
- park
- pick up on
- pin down
- pinpoint
- place
- position
- put
- read
- reside
- search out
- seat
- set
- situate
- smell out
- smoke out
- spot
- squat
- stand
- station
- strike
- stumble on
- track down
- trip over
- uncover
- unearth
- zero in on
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