Meaning

4 senses
  1. (transitive)To place; to set in a particular spot or position.

    orten

    помести́тьpomestítʹ

    розташо́вуватиroztašóvuvaty

  2. (transitive)To find out where something is located.

    I really can't locate the sever files.

    обнаружитьobnaružitʹ

  3. (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

  4. (colloquial, intransitive)To place oneself; to take up one's residence; to settle.

    take up residence and become established

Examples

631 sentences
  1. The park is located in the center of the city.

    Парк знаходиться у центрі міста. — uaspeaker

    ruПарк расположен в центре города. — Lenin_1917

  2. The post office is located in the center of the town.

    Поштамт знаходиться в центрі міста. — deniko

    deDas Postamt befindet sich im Stadtzentrum. — al_ex_an_der

  3. I located the town on the map.

    Я знайшов місто на карті. — ascolto

    deIch habe die Stadt auf der Karte gefunden. — Chris

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  4. His office is located in the center of the town.

    Його офіс знаходиться в центрі міста. — deniko

    ruЕго офис находится в центре города. — sharptoothed

    deSein Büro befindet sich im Zentrum der Stadt. — bonny37

  5. I became very nervous when I couldn't locate my passport.

    Я дуже рознервувався, коли не зміг знайти свій паспорт. — leyla

    ruЯ очень разнервничался, когда не смог найти свой паспорт. — Biga

    deIch wurde sehr nervös, als ich meinen Pass nicht finden konnte. — samueldora

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to place; to set in a particular spot or position:
Русский
By meaning 2
to place; to set in a particular spot or position:
to learn where something is located:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to place; to set in a particular spot or position:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin locātus, perfect passive participle of locō (“to place”) (see -ate (ve

Borrowed 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, located
Base formlocate · to locate
3rd person singularlocates
Present participlelocating
Past simplelocated
Past participlelocated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theylocate
he, she, itlocates

Past simpleLesson

all personslocated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave located
he, she, ithas located

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill locate

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining:turn up
  • assign a location to:placesite
  • take up residence and become established:settle
  • determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey:situate

Word family

31 related words

Collocations

5 patterns
  • is located in
  • located in the
  • office is located
  • located on park
  • is located on

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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