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English verb: locate

1. locate (possession) discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining


SamplesCan you locate your cousins in the Midwest?.
My search turned up nothing.


Synonymsturn up


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s somebody.
Somebody ----s somebody PP.
Somebody ----s something PP


Broader (hypernym)find, regain


Narrower (hyponym)nail, pinpoint, unearth


Verb groupdig up, excavate, turn up

2. locate (stative) determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey


SamplesOur sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space.
Locate the boundaries of the property.


Synonymssituate


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something


Broader (hypernym)ascertain, determine, find, find out


Narrower (hyponym)acquire, base, localise, localize, map, place, radiolocate

3. locate (possession) assign a location to


SamplesThe company located some of their agents in Los Angeles.


Synonymsplace, site


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s somebody.
Something ----s somebody.
Something ----s something


Broader (hypernym)place, post, send, station

4. locate (change) take up residence and become established


SamplesThe immigrants settled in the Midwest.


Synonymssettle


Pattern of useSomebody ----s PP


Narrower (hyponym)colonise, colonize, resettle


Entailmove









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