"locate" meaning in English

See locate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ləʊˈkeɪt/ [UK], /ˈloʊkeɪt/ [US] Audio: en-us-locate.ogg [US] Forms: locate [canonical], locates [third-person, singular], located [past], located [past, participle], locating [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|locat|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you locate something you find it, you learn where it is.
    Sense id: simple-locate-en-verb-3E~g-7yL
  2. If you locate something somewhere, you put it there.
    Sense id: simple-locate-en-verb-54rVkGJj
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