locate

(lō'kāt', lō-kāt')

v., -cat·ed, -cat·ing, -cates.

v.tr.

1. To determine or specify the position or limits of: locate Albany on the map; managed to locate the site of the old artists' colony.
2. To find by searching, examining, or experimenting: locate the source of error.
3. To place at a certain location; station or situate: locate an agent in Rochester.

v.intr.
To become established; settle.

[Latin locāre, locāt-, to place, from locus, place.]

locatable lo'cat'a·ble adj.
locater lo'cat'er n.

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is an 18th century Americanism that still has a transatlantic flavour, especially in its intransitive use (without an object) as in Numerous industries have located in the area. In British English, this use is more common in the form relocate, also originally an Americanism (19th century):

I am advising your colleague...to relocate—Robert McCrum, 1991.

In both varieties, to be located is a synonym for 'to be situated' (The supermarket is located in the northern outskirts of the city), but again its American sound can cause disquiet among British language purists.

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verb

1. To look for and discover: find, pinpoint, spot. See get/lose.
2. To put in or assign to a certain position or location: emplace, install, place, position, set¹, site, situate, spot. See place.

v

Definition: find
Antonyms: lose, miss

v

Definition: settle
Antonyms: depart, leave, move

IN BRIEF: To set up or place. Also: To find out where something is.

Before you start your trip, locate your position on the map.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - lokalisere, stedfæste, finde, placere, anbringe, montere, vise, udpege, pejle, udstikke, afstikke, slå sig ned, bosætte sig, udleje
v. intr. - lokalisere, stedfæste, finde, placere, anbringe, montere, vise, udpege, pejle, udstikke, afstikke, slå sig ned, bosætte sig, udleje

Nederlands (Dutch)
lokaliseren, de plaats bepalen van, opsporen, thuisbrengen, plaatsen, afbakenen, zich vestigen op bepaalde plaats, gelegen zijn op

Français (French)
v. tr. - retrouver, localiser, situer, dépister, repérer, établir, construire, (Tech) positionner
v. intr. - (Tech) se positionner

Deutsch (German)
v. - lokalisieren, einrichten, ausfindig machen, orten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εντοπίζω, βρίσκω, εξακριβώνω, ιδρύω, εγκαθιστώ, τοποθετώ

Italiano (Italian)
localizzare, individuare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - localizar, fixar residência, demarcar terras, localizar-se, estabelecer-se

Русский (Russian)
устанавливать точное местонахождение, разместить, поселять, отнести к какому-л. месту

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - colocar, establecer, ubicar, encontrar, localizar
v. intr. - establecerse, fijar residencia

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - lokalisera, leta reda på, spåra, pejla (med hjälp av radio), förlägga, placera, (Am.) staka ut (dra upp, bestämma) gränserna för, utse platsen (tomten) för, muta in, (Am.) slå sig ner, bosätta sig, etablera sig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
找出, 位于, 设于, 定居

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 找出, 位於, 設於
v. intr. - 定居

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 두다, 찾아내다, 점유하다, 위치를 알아내다
v. intr. - 자리잡다, 거주하다, 개업하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 所在を見付ける, 設置する, 置く, 居住する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يستقر في مكان ما, يعين موضع شئ أو حدوده, يقيم أو ينشئ في مكان معين, يكتشف موضع شئ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮מיקם, איתר, איכן, קבע במקומו, נמצא‬
v. intr. - ‮התיישב ב-, עבר לגור ב-‬

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