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locateto find the exact position of something or someone

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to find the exact position of something or someone

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈloʊkeɪt/

Korean meaning: 위치를 찾다, 찾아내다

Korean pronunciation: 로-케이트 (강세: 로)

Example Sentences

  • The pizza delivery guy called three times because he couldn't locate our house in the maze-like apartment complex.
  • Scientists are trying to locate the exact position of the black hole.
  • My mom has a supernatural ability to locate my hidden snacks anywhere in the house.

locate

VERB

//ˈloʊkeɪt//

to find the exact position of something or someone

locate concept
💡 Concept

The rescue team located the missing hiker in the forest.

locate mnemonic english
🧠 Mnemonic

The app located the nearest coffee shop. (LOCATION + FIND = LOCATE → to discover where something is)

locate rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Locate the treasure, navigate the cave, and celebrate the discovery.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈloʊkeɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/ləʊˈkeɪt/

🌳Etymology

Rootlocat
Suffix--e

Origin

From Latin 'locare' meaning 'to place or put', derived from 'locus' meaning 'place'. The word entered English through Medieval Latin and Old French.

🎵Rhyme

createdebaterelatetranslate
create
debate
relate
translate

🔗Collocations

locate someone/something
locate precisely
locate the source
unable to locate
locate a business
GPS locate

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The pizza delivery guy called three times because he couldn't locate our house in the maze-like apartment complex.

Scientists are trying to locate the exact position of the black hole.

😄 Fun example

My mom has a supernatural ability to locate my hidden snacks anywhere in the house.

The new shopping mall will be located near the subway station.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

finddiscoverpinpointidentifytrack down

Antonyms

losemisplacehide

Related

locationrelocatedislocatelocatorlocality

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