1 [VN] to find the exact position of sb/sth:
The mechanic located the fault immediately. * Rescue planes are trying to locate the missing sailors.
2 [VN] to put or build sth in a particular place:
They located their headquarters in Swindon.
compareRELOCATE
3 [V+adv./prep.] (especially AmE) to start a business in a particular place:
There are tax breaks for businesses that locate in rural areas.
Rate this entry
About this entry
This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for locate is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is locate a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, locate is tagged as verb.
Does locate appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — locate appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
What is Lughet?
Lughet is a free trilingual dictionary covering nearly five million entries across Uyghur, Chinese, and English, drawn from more than ten source dictionaries and corpora.
