locate
US: /ˈɫoʊˌkeɪt/
UK: /ləʊkˈeɪt/
UK: /ləʊkˈeɪt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
locate /lou'keit/
- ngoại động từ
- xác định đúng vị trí, xác định đúng chỗ; phát hiện vị trí
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) đặt vào một vị trí
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) đặt vị trí (để thiết lập đường xe lửa, xây dựng nhà cửa...)
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb
1 [VN] to find the exact position of sb/sth: The mechanic located the fault immediately. + Rescue planes are trying to locate the missing sailors.
2 [VN] to put or build sth in a particular place: They located their headquarters in Swindon.
Compare: RELOCATE
3 [V +adv./prep.] (especially AmE) to start a business in a particular place: There are tax breaks for businesses that locate in rural areas.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 situate, place, site, position, set (up), fix, pinpoint, establish, settle, base:
Where is your office located? We located our warehouse close to the railway
2 find, come across, discover, unearth, lay or put or get one's hand(s) or finger(s) on, chance or hit upon, turn up, track down:
Where can I locate a good piano player?
Collocation dictionary
1 find the position of sb/sth
ADV.
accurately, precisely
The machine can accurately locate radioactive material.
| quickly | easily
VERB + LOCATE
be able/unable to, can/could
We haven't yet been able to locate a suitable site.
| try to | fail to | be easy to
Some stars are quite easy to locate with a telescope.
| be difficult to 2 be located
be in a place
ADV.
centrally
The hotel is centrally located between Dam Square and Central Station.
| conveniently, ideally, strategically | physically
Two people can meet in virtual reality even if physically located in different continents.
| abroad
PREP.
at, between, close to, in, on, near, outside, within, etc.
Your accommodation is conveniently located within walking distance of the town centre.
Concise English dictionary
locates|located|locating'ləʊkeɪt /ləʊ'keɪt
verb
+discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
+determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
+assign a location to
+take up residence and become established
