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# locate

verb (locate, locates, located, locating)

«locate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To find exactly where something or someone is. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/locate/#m1)
2. To put or build something in a certain place: The school is located near the river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/locate/#m2)
3. (US, mostly) To move to and settle in a place. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/locate/#m3)

### In the lessons

In maths and geography you locate a point on a grid or a map using coordinates. In science you locate the heart or a planet. In safety lessons you locate the fire exits and the nearest first-aid kit. «Be located» means «be», «stand», «lie» somewhere. Formal exam wording: «Locate the point (3, 4)».

### Examples

- Locate the point (2, 5) on the grid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/locate/#x1)
- Can you locate Ireland on the map? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/locate/#x2)
- The rescuers located the lost hikers by morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/locate/#x3)
- Our classroom is located on the second floor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/locate/#x4)
- Locate the nearest fire exit before the play starts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/locate/#x5)
- Use the index to locate the page about frogs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/locate/#x6)
- The phone app helped us locate the lost dog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/locate/#x7)
- The bakery is located next to the library. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/locate/#x8)

### Note

Noun: location. «Located» often just means «is»: «The park is located in town» = «The park is in town». Formal word; in casual talk people say «find». Do not confuse with «allocate» (share out).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «locate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/locate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«locate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/locate.html) on Mova free.