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locate
verb
take up residence and become established
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 6
- Starts with
- L
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- OCAT
- Scrabble score
- 8
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ləʊˈkeɪt
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Meaning
Definitions
verb
take up residence and become established
“The immigrants settled in the Midwest”
verb
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
“Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?”
verb
assign a location to
“The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles”
verb
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”
In context
Example Sentences
The immigrants settled in the Midwest
Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?
My search turned up nothing
The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles
Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space
Locate the boundaries of the property
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