locate
Meaning
To locate something means to find out where it is.
💡 Be careful not to confuse "locate" with "relocate," which means to move something to a different place.
Example Sentences
Word in Context
I
lost
my
phone
at
the
caf
é
yesterday
and
I
walked
back
to
find
it
.
The
woman
behind
the
counter
helped
me
check
the
tables
and
the
lost
and
found
box
,
but
we
could
not
locate
it
.
I
felt
a
little
nervous
,
so
I
called
my
friend
who
was
with
me
earlier
.
She
said
she
might
have
seen
it
near
the
window
,
so
we
went
there
together
.
Finally
we
found
the
phone
on
a
chair
and
I
was
very
happy
.
Common Phrases
locate a place
locate a person
locate an object
Related Words
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