locate

S2 W2

BrE /ˈləʊ.keɪt/ AmE /loʊˈkeɪt/

verb en → es

past located pp located ing locating

1 FIND/IDENTIFY LOCATION [transitive] B1

to discover or identify the position of something or someone

localizar, encontrar, determinar la ubicación de

  • locate somebody/something

Collocations locate a building · locate an object

  • The police were trying to locate the missing child.

    La policía estaba tratando de localizar al niño desaparecido.

2 PLACE/POSITION [transitive] B1

to put something in a particular place or position

colocar, poner en un lugar específico

  • locate something somewhere

Collocations locate an item on a shelf · locate furniture in a room

  • She located the vase on the mantelpiece.

    Ella colocó el jarrón en la repisa de la chimenea.

Phrasal verbs

locate something with FIND/IDENTIFY LOCATION WITH TOOL B2

localizar algo con (una herramienta)

  • They located the leak with an infrared camera.

    Localizaron la fuga con una cámara infrarroja.

locate oneself POSITION ONESELF C1

ubicarse, situarse a sí mismo

  • He located himself at the back of the room.

    Se ubicó al fondo del salón.