Definition

1. Verb (Transitive):
   • To find the exact position or place of something or someone: To discover where something is.
   • To place or establish something in a particular position or site: To assign a specific location to something.
   • To identify or determine the site or boundaries of something: To fix or establish the limits or position of something.

Usage and Examples

• To find the position of something:

  • The rescue team used drones to locate the missing hikers.
  • I can't locate my keys anywhere.
  • The app helps you locate the nearest gas station.

• To place or establish something somewhere:

  • The company decided to locate its new headquarters downtown.
  • The factory was located near the river for easy transport.
  • They plan to locate the new park in the city center.

• To determine or identify a site or boundary:

  • The surveyor will locate the property lines before construction begins.
  • The geologist tried to locate the source of the mineral deposit.

Advanced Usage

• "To be located" (Passive Voice): This is a very common construction to describe where something is situated.
  • The museum is located on Main Street.
  • The village is located at the foot of the mountains.

Variants and Related Words

• Location (n): The place or position where something is or happens.
  • This is a perfect location for a picnic.
• Relocate (v): To move to a new place.
  • The family had to relocate for a new job.

Synonyms

• Find: To discover something by searching.
• Discover: To find something unexpectedly or through investigation.
• Pinpoint: To find or identify something very precisely.
• Situate: To place or build in a particular position.
• Establish: To set up or found something in a particular place.

Phrasal Verbs

• Locate in/at/on: To be situated in a specific place. (Often used in the passive voice: "be located in/at/on").
  • The university is located in a historic part of the city.

Verb

1. take up residence and become established
   • The immigrants settled in the Midwest
2. assign a location to
   • The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles
3. determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
   • Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space
   • Locate the boundaries of the property
4. discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
   • Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?
   • My search turned up nothing