echolocate
echolocate · echolocates · echolocated · echolocating
To locate by means of echolocationTo locate by means of echolocation.
Meaning
1 sensesTo locate by means of echolocation.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From echo + locate. Coined by American zoologist Donald Griffin in 1944.From echo + locate. Coined by American zoologist Donald Griffin in 1944.
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Forms
echolocates, echolocating, echolocated, echolocated| Base form | echolocate · to echolocate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | echolocates |
| Present participle | echolocating |
| Past simple | echolocated |
| Past participle | echolocated |
regular · Lesson
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle