locate

🇺🇸 /ˈləʊkeɪt/ 🇬🇧 /ləʊˈkeɪt/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B2
verb
B1

to find where something is

I need to locate my keys before we leave.

B1

to put something in a specific place

The company will locate its new office downtown.

R

to start a business in a place

Many tech companies locate in Silicon Valley.

translation

v. to find where something is; to put something in a specific place; to start a business in a place

Word Forms

3rd Present locates
Past located
Perfect located
Progressive locating