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- pronunciation:
- lo
keIt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
locates, locating, located |
definition 1: |
to find the position or place of.
Can you locate the town on the map?- synonyms:
- find, spot
- similar words:
- detect, determine, discover, notice, stumble across, unearth
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definition 2: |
to set in a certain place; situate.
They decided to locate their business in the city.- synonyms:
- base, set, situate, spot
- similar words:
- establish, house, place, position, post, quarter, settle, site
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definition 3: |
to give a position or association to.
I would locate her among the later Impressionists.- synonyms:
- place, set, situate
- similar words:
- assign, classify, consign, order, pinpoint, post, relegate, station
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related words: |
base, come across, domicile, find, home, install, orient, put, set, sight, spot |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition: |
to establish a residence or a place of business.
Their family located in Sweden after the war.They decided it would be more profitable to locate just outside the city.- synonyms:
- settle
- similar words:
- house, move in, quarter, reside
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