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Variant of locate

locate Definition

lo·cate (kāt′, lō kāt)

transitive verb located -·cat′ed, locating -·cat′·ing

  1. to mark off or designate the site of (a mining claim, etc.)
  2. to establish in a certain place offices located downtown
  3. to discover the position of after a search to locate a lost object
  4. to show the position of to locate Guam on a map
  5. to assign to a particular place, function, occupation, etc.

Etymology: < L locatus, pp. of locare, to place < locus: see local

intransitive verb

Informal to make one's home or headquarters; settle to locate in Boston

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located Synonyms

located

modif.

  1. Determined in space

    traced, found, happened on; see discovered.

  2. Situated

    positioned, seated, fixed; see placed, resting 2.

located Usage Examples

Object

  • mile: The Eden Project is located just 10 miles from Fowey.
  • hotel: The Gateway is a modern Hotel well located for exploring the area with easy access to Chester Cheshire North Wales Wirral.
  • apartment: Four men, their faces concealed behind ski masks, burst into the pastor's small apartment located in the church building.
  • minute: The most convenient train station to the event is Aylesbury, which is located approximately five minutes walk from the civic center.
  • kilometer: By Air: Malaga Airport is located 8 kilometers from the capital.

Preposition: on

  • outskirt: Located on the outskirts of the quiet coastal village of St Cyrus.
  • floor: Our office is located on the ground floor adjacent to the main road.
  • edge: Located on the western edge of Penzance, Newlyn is home to the largest fleet of fishing boats in the South of England.
  • campus: Cornell Theory Center CTC is located on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.

Preposition: at

  • junction: A wayside cross is located at the junction of Potter Lane.
  • bottom: You can walk from the station to our closest stop located at the bottom of Woburn Place, just off Russell Square.

Adjective complement

  • adjacent: On Friday and Saturday hot fork buffet stations will be located adjacent to the exhibition stands.

Used with why or when

  • where: Where damage was too extensive for repair, substitute copies were located where possible.

Present participle complement

  • overlook: The club is situated on the outskirts of Edinburgh and is spectacularly located overlooking the Forth Estuary and Crammond Island.

Preposition: in

  • heart: We are located in the heart of England only 70 minutes north of London.
  • basement: Located in the basement of 101 Hotel there is also a spa and gym.
  • proximity: The accommodation is conveniently located in close proximity to the resorts amenities.
  • village: The home zone is located in a village with a population of around 5,000.
  • center: These rooms are located in the center of the island near the dive center.
  • cul-de-sac: A modern detached bungalow equipped and furnished to a high standard and located in a quiet cul-de-sac on the outskirts of Dalbeattie.

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