Locate
verb
To find or discover the exact position of something or someone.
The police were able to locate the criminal's hideout.
Often appears as...
- locate a position
- locate a place
verb
To place or settle something in a particular position.
The company aims to locate its new factory close to the town center.
Often appears as...
- locate a store
- locate a branch
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Formal
verb
To fix the position of a place.
I can locate New York on the map.
Often appears as...
- locate a city
- locate a country
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Academic
verb
To establish a business or other organization in a place.
They decided to locate their headquarter in New York.
Often appears as...
- locate a business
- locate a plant
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Formal
Business
verb
In computing, to find the address or storage location for (data).
The system locates the data files in the database.
Often appears as...
- locate files
- locate data
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Technical
Technical
verb
To find or discover the exact position of something or someone.
The police were able to locate the criminal's hideout.
Often appears as...
- locate a position
- locate a place
verb
To place or settle something in a particular position.
The company aims to locate its new factory close to the town center.
Often appears as...
- locate a store
- locate a branch
Usage tips
Formal
verb
To fix the position of a place.
I can locate New York on the map.
Often appears as...
- locate a city
- locate a country
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To establish a business or other organization in a place.
They decided to locate their headquarter in New York.
Often appears as...
- locate a business
- locate a plant
Usage tips
Formal
Business
verb
In computing, to find the address or storage location for (data).
The system locates the data files in the database.
Often appears as...
- locate files
- locate data
Usage tips
Technical
Technical
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Action Required
Used when someone must actively search to determine a location.
The detectives needed to locate the missing item.
Pro Tip 2/2Precise Position
Emphasizes finding the specific or exact place.
Let's locate the spot where the photo was taken.
Pro Tip 1/2Action Required
Used when someone must actively search to determine a location.
The detectives needed to locate the missing item.
Pro Tip 2/2Precise Position
Emphasizes finding the specific or exact place.
Let's locate the spot where the photo was taken.
Pro Tip 1/2Action Required
Used when someone must actively search to determine a location.
The detectives needed to locate the missing item.
Pro Tip 2/2Precise Position
Emphasizes finding the specific or exact place.
Let's locate the spot where the photo was taken.
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shaking violently, or even splitting apart. But that's not really how it works. For one thing, most buildings are not located right on a fault line, and the shifting tectonic plates go much deeper than building foundations. So what's actually going on? In fact, the reality of earthquakes and their effect on buildings
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Why neutrinos matter -...
This light spreads through IceCube, hitting some of its detectors located over a mile beneath the surface. Photomultiplier tubes amplify the signal, which contains information about the charged particles' paths and energies. The data are beamed to astrophysicists around the world who look at the patterns of light
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How to take a picture of...
and we get to observe different parts of the image. The imaging algorithms we develop fill in the missing gaps of the disco ball in order to reconstruct the underlying black hole image. If we had telescopes located everywhere on the globe -- in other words, the entire disco ball -- this would be trivial.
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How do dogs "see" with...
The ability to smell separately with each nostril, smelling in stereo, helps to determine the direction of the smell's source so that within the first few moments of sniffing, the dog starts to become aware of not just what kind of things are out there but also where they're located.
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How exposing anonymous...
are reluctant to lose business. And some of the most popular places for this practice are located not on remote, tropical tax shelters, but within the same advanced nations which claim to be leading the fight for global financial transparency. But still, it's a fight worth fighting.
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How interpreters juggle...
reading voraciously about the subject matter, and reviewing previous talks on the topic. Finally, interpreters work in pairs. While one colleague is busy translating incoming speeches in real time, the other gives support by locating documents, looking up words,
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Supervolcanoes 101 PIPE...
They're usually characterized as large depressions in the ground, called calderas, located above multiple openings in the Earth's crust. In terms of eruptions, supervolcanoes explode at a magnitude of eight, the highest and most violent classification
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The real meaning of soul...
pineal gland which is conveniently located right in the centre of the brain and a Massachusetts country doctor once claimed to have actually weighed the soul as it left the body at death three-quarters of an ounce he said but
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The otherworldly...
animals bioluminesce to match the glow. Predators or prey looking up from below are deceived by this camoflauge, unable to see the creatures silhouette. Such otherworldly adaptations also arise from the need to locate
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Saving an Elephant from...
Guys, we are ready. We go help the elephant. This is good. I'm happy now the vet's here. Fred works alongside a spotter plane to locate the injured bull.
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Why do buildings fall in...
shaking violently, or even splitting apart. But that's not really how it works. For one thing, most buildings are not located right on a fault line, and the shifting tectonic plates go much deeper than building foundations. So what's actually going on? In fact, the reality of earthquakes and their effect on buildings
Video examples
Why neutrinos matter -...
This light spreads through IceCube, hitting some of its detectors located over a mile beneath the surface. Photomultiplier tubes amplify the signal, which contains information about the charged particles' paths and energies. The data are beamed to astrophysicists around the world who look at the patterns of light
Video examples
How to take a picture of...
and we get to observe different parts of the image. The imaging algorithms we develop fill in the missing gaps of the disco ball in order to reconstruct the underlying black hole image. If we had telescopes located everywhere on the globe -- in other words, the entire disco ball -- this would be trivial.
Video examples
How do dogs "see" with...
The ability to smell separately with each nostril, smelling in stereo, helps to determine the direction of the smell's source so that within the first few moments of sniffing, the dog starts to become aware of not just what kind of things are out there but also where they're located.
Video examples
How exposing anonymous...
are reluctant to lose business. And some of the most popular places for this practice are located not on remote, tropical tax shelters, but within the same advanced nations which claim to be leading the fight for global financial transparency. But still, it's a fight worth fighting.
Video examples
How interpreters juggle...
reading voraciously about the subject matter, and reviewing previous talks on the topic. Finally, interpreters work in pairs. While one colleague is busy translating incoming speeches in real time, the other gives support by locating documents, looking up words,
Video examples
Supervolcanoes 101 PIPE...
They're usually characterized as large depressions in the ground, called calderas, located above multiple openings in the Earth's crust. In terms of eruptions, supervolcanoes explode at a magnitude of eight, the highest and most violent classification
Video examples
The real meaning of soul...
pineal gland which is conveniently located right in the centre of the brain and a Massachusetts country doctor once claimed to have actually weighed the soul as it left the body at death three-quarters of an ounce he said but
Video examples
The otherworldly...
animals bioluminesce to match the glow. Predators or prey looking up from below are deceived by this camoflauge, unable to see the creatures silhouette. Such otherworldly adaptations also arise from the need to locate
Video examples
Saving an Elephant from...
Guys, we are ready. We go help the elephant. This is good. I'm happy now the vet's here. Fred works alongside a spotter plane to locate the injured bull.
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David Sylvian
English Musician
I think nowadays it doesn't really matter where we are physically located. We create our own culture around us to a large extent, whether it's what we're listening to, what we're watching, what we're reading - it can have very little to do with one's immediate cultural environment. We are in a global culture in that respect.
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Ronnie Musgrove
American Politician
When companies are trying to find a state to locate a new business or factory, they look at a number of factors - including tax structure, employment base, infrastructure, education system, etc. One of the most important is a strong and sound health care system in the communities where employees will work and live.
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Graham Patrick Martin
American Actor
It's hard to say what you learn acting a part. You find bits and pieces of yourself that are inside the character you play. You locate the relatable aspects of that character to your own life. So, in a way, every part you play forces you to discover things about yourself you might not have learned otherwise.
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Karl Ove Knausgard
Norwegian Author
When I look back at that freedom of childhood, which is in a way infinite, and at all the joy and the intense happiness, now lost, I sometimes think that childhood is where the real meaning of life is located, and that we, adults, are its servants - that that's our purpose.
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Angelica Ross
American Businesswoman
Basically, I'm working on global domination. I plan to have members globally. What I'm looking to do is expand in a way that allows us to provide more access and take advantage of the sort of 'world is flat' technology platform, where it doesn't matter where you're located.
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Zhou Qunfei
Chinese Businesswoman
I didn't have capital and influence in this industry. So I bought yellow pages and knocked each door of the company located at industrial parks.
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George Carlin
American Comedian
I recently went to a new doctor and noticed he was located in something called the Professional Building. I felt better right away.
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Donald Knuth
American Scientist
The most important thing in the kitchen is the waste paper basket and it needs to be centrally located.
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John Updike
American Novelist
Thinking it over, I can't locate another artist in the Updike family.
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Craig Bruce
Canadian Businessman
When trying to locate something, search your mind first.
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David Sylvian
English Musician
I think nowadays it doesn't really matter where we are physically located. We create our own culture around us to a large extent, whether it's what we're listening to, what we're watching, what we're reading - it can have very little to do with one's immediate cultural environment. We are in a global culture in that respect.
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Ronnie Musgrove
American Politician
When companies are trying to find a state to locate a new business or factory, they look at a number of factors - including tax structure, employment base, infrastructure, education system, etc. One of the most important is a strong and sound health care system in the communities where employees will work and live.
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Graham Patrick Martin
American Actor
It's hard to say what you learn acting a part. You find bits and pieces of yourself that are inside the character you play. You locate the relatable aspects of that character to your own life. So, in a way, every part you play forces you to discover things about yourself you might not have learned otherwise.
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Karl Ove Knausgard
Norwegian Author
When I look back at that freedom of childhood, which is in a way infinite, and at all the joy and the intense happiness, now lost, I sometimes think that childhood is where the real meaning of life is located, and that we, adults, are its servants - that that's our purpose.
Quote examples
Angelica Ross
American Businesswoman
Basically, I'm working on global domination. I plan to have members globally. What I'm looking to do is expand in a way that allows us to provide more access and take advantage of the sort of 'world is flat' technology platform, where it doesn't matter where you're located.
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Zhou Qunfei
Chinese Businesswoman
I didn't have capital and influence in this industry. So I bought yellow pages and knocked each door of the company located at industrial parks.
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George Carlin
American Comedian
I recently went to a new doctor and noticed he was located in something called the Professional Building. I felt better right away.
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Donald Knuth
American Scientist
The most important thing in the kitchen is the waste paper basket and it needs to be centrally located.
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John Updike
American Novelist
Thinking it over, I can't locate another artist in the Updike family.
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Craig Bruce
Canadian Businessman
When trying to locate something, search your mind first.
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