American English pronunciation
How to pronounce locating
IPA transcription: ['loʊ,keɪtɪŋ]
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Noun
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the act of putting something in a certain place
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a determination of the place where something is
“he got a good fix on the target”
Verb
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discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
“Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?”
“My search turned up nothing”
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determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
“Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space”
“Locate the boundaries of the property”
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take up residence and become established
“The immigrants settled in the Midwest”
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assign a location to
“The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles”