locate
To place; to set in a particular spot or positionTo place; to set in a particular spot or position.
» The park is located in the center of the city.
Парк расположен в центре города.
Парк знаходиться у центрі міста.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To place; to set in a particular spot or position.
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помести́тьpomestítʹ
розташо́вуватиroztašóvuvaty
(transitive)To find out where something is located.
I really can't locate the sever files.
обнаружитьobnaružitʹ
(transitive)To designate the site or place of; to define the limits of (Note: the designation may be purely descriptive: it need not be prescriptive.)
The council must locate the new hospital.
to locate a mining claim
determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
(colloquial, intransitive)To place oneself; to take up one's residence; to settle.
take up residence and become established
Examples
631 sentencesThe park is located in the center of the city.
Парк знаходиться у центрі міста.
ruПарк расположен в центре города.
The post office is located in the center of the town.
Поштамт знаходиться в центрі міста.
deDas Postamt befindet sich im Stadtzentrum.
I located the town on the map.
Я знайшов місто на карті.
deIch habe die Stadt auf der Karte gefunden.
His office is located in the center of the town.
Його офіс знаходиться в центрі міста.
ruЕго офис находится в центре города.
deSein Büro befindet sich im Zentrum der Stadt.
I became very nervous when I couldn't locate my passport.
Я дуже рознервувався, коли не зміг знайти свій паспорт.
ruЯ очень разнервничался, когда не смог найти свой паспорт.
deIch wurde sehr nervös, als ich meinen Pass nicht finden konnte.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin locātus, perfect passive participle of locō (“to place”) (see -ate (veBorrowed from Latin locātus, perfect passive participle of locō (“to place”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from locus (“place”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French louer; see also local and lieu.
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Forms
locates, locating, located, locatedSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
31 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
Collocations
5 patterns- is located in
- located in the
- office is located
- located on park
- is located on