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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At about 12,000 square feet, the below-average-size, single-story library opened in 1979, replacing a previous library that had been located across the street since the 1950s.
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Nighthawk is located within a Very High Fire Hazard Safety Zone, but a Poway city staff report said the facility will have a protection system that will automatically shut down and prevent the spread of fire to other battery modules.
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It’s located within a few steps of the kids’ play area and splash pad in left center, and a little further walk to a wiffle ball diamond beyond the right field concourse.
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Officials said the camp was located on Ecuador’s side of the border, and belonged to Comandos de la Frontera, a group that split off from the FARC, the guerrilla organization that signed a peace deal with Colombia’s government in 2016.
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2026
Nighthawk is located within a Very High Fire Hazard Safety Zone, but a Poway city staff report said the facility will have a protection system that will automatically shut down and prevent the spread of fire to other battery modules.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
It’s located within a few steps of the kids’ play area and splash pad in left center, and a little further walk to a wiffle ball diamond beyond the right field concourse.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026
Officials said the camp was located on Ecuador’s side of the border, and belonged to Comandos de la Frontera, a group that split off from the FARC, the guerrilla organization that signed a peace deal with Colombia’s government in 2016.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Locate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/locate. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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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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