What is the meaning of locate?

verb

  • Discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining.
    • usage: "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest"; "My search turned up nothing"
  • Determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey.
    • usage: "Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space"; "Locate the boundaries of the property"
  • Assign a location to.
    • usage: "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"
  • Take up residence and become established.
    • usage: "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"
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