located; locating
: to establish oneself or one's business : settle
The company will locate north of the city.
1
: to determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of
locate the lines of the property.
2
: to set or establish in a particular spot : station
located the clock in the exact center of the mantel
3
: to seek out and determine the location of
Try to locate the source of the sound.
4
: to find or fix the place of especially in a sequence : classify
locating the reigns of the pastoral kings
Examples of locate in a Sentence
We tried to locate the border of the property.
Can you locate your town on the map?
The missing boy was located by police in the woods.
The mechanic is still trying to locate the source of the problem.
Reporters have been unable to locate the mayor for his comments.
The company chose to locate its factory near the airport.
The company located near the airport.
His parents located in Ohio.
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Hitting the Locate button will bring up a map showing you exactly where your child (or their phone, at least) is located.
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PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
The Combat Sent can locate and identify military radar signals, while the Rivet Joint detects, identifies and geolocates signals throughout the electromagnetic spectrum.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
The trail continues north past Lower South Falls, before looping up along the north fork of Silver Creek and over to the largest concentration of waterfalls in the park, where six of the 10 falls are located.
—Margot Bigg, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2025
Activists in the Rio Grande Valley area, where Starbase is located, protested and formally lobbied against the bills for weeks.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
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PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
The Combat Sent can locate and identify military radar signals, while the Rivet Joint detects, identifies and geolocates signals throughout the electromagnetic spectrum.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
The trail continues north past Lower South Falls, before looping up along the north fork of Silver Creek and over to the largest concentration of waterfalls in the park, where six of the 10 falls are located.
—Margot Bigg, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2025
Activists in the Rio Grande Valley area, where Starbase is located, protested and formally lobbied against the bills for weeks.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Locate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/locate. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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located; locating
1
: to set oneself or one's business up in a particular place
2
: to state and fix exactly the place, limits, or position of
locate property lines
locate point B
3
a
: to look for and find the position of
trying to locate the problem with the engine
b
: to find or fix the place of in a series
locate an event in history
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