Locate Located Sound Verb Ləʊˈkeɪt ˈləʊkeɪt Mechanic Fault

• the mechanic located the fault immediately.
• rescue planes are trying to locate the missing sailors.
• i twisted my head to either side, attempting to immediately locate and identify the horrible stench.
• we tried to locate the source of the sound.

locate

Verb Forms

1. to find the exact position of somebody/something
• The mechanic located the fault immediately.
• Rescue planes are trying to locate the missing sailors.
• I twisted my head to either side, attempting to immediately locate and identify the horrible stench.
• We tried to locate the source of the sound.

Extra Examples

• She took time to help me locate research materials.
• Some stars are quite easy to locate with a telescope.
• The machine can accurately locate radioactive material.
• We haven't yet been able to locate a suitable site.
• Divers were sent down to try and locate the wreck.
2. to put or build something in a particular place
• They located their headquarters in Swindon.
• Locating offices directly next to the labs is preferred by most researchers.
3. to start a business in a particular place
• There are tax breaks for businesses that locate in rural areas.

Word Origin

• early 16th cent.: from Latin locat- ‘placed’, from the verb locare, from locus ‘place’. The original sense was as a legal term meaning ‘let out on hire’, later (late 16th cent.) ‘assign to a particular place’, then (particularly in North American usage) ‘establish in a place’. The sense ‘discover the exact position of’ dates from the late 19th cent.