locate

8 definitions • 12 examples

to be in a particular place:

Our office is located in midtown Manhattan.

to find or discover the exact position of something:

Police are still trying to locate the suspect.

to move to a place to do business:

The company hopes to locate in its new offices by June.

to find or discover the exact position of something:

Archeologists have located the remains of an ancient temple.

to put or establish something in a particular place:

[ T ] The company decided to locate its headquarters in Denver.

to choose a particular place to start or build a business:

locate (sth) in sth Payments were offered to encourage companies to locate in Kansas.

We help people determine the most ideal cities to locate their businesses.

to be in a particular place:

They have substantial R&D activities which are located abroad.

be located at/in/on somewhere The company is located at 7100 Bayside Street, Fremont.

be located just outside/near/west of, etc. somewhere He is the co-owner of the Canyon mine, located 15 miles west of Hunter.

be centrally/conveniently located The resort is centrally located in an area visited by millions of tourists each year.

to find someone or something:

After a period of time, a landlord is entitled to keep items left in the property if he is unable to locate the tenant.