Definitions for locate

Definitions for (verb) locate

Main entry: settle, locate

Definition: take up residence and become established

Usage: The immigrants settled in the Midwest


Main entry: turn up, locate

Definition: discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining

Usage: Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?; My search turned up nothing


Main entry: locate, place, site

Definition: assign a location to

Usage: The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles


Main entry: locate, situate

Definition: determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey

Usage: Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space; Locate the boundaries of the property


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