Locating
loʊˈkeɪtɪŋ
Definitions
To discover the place or position of something; to identify or establish the position of something or someone.
loʊˈkeɪtɪŋ
To find the exact position or site of something.
The detective is working to locate the missing person.
💡 Simply: Imagine you're playing hide-and-seek. Locating is like finding where the hidden person or object is. It's about finding the exact spot!
👶 For kids: Finding the place where something is.
More Examples
The company is locating its new headquarters in the city.
The map helped the explorers in locating the hidden cave.
How It's Used
"The GPS is used for locating the ship's position."
"We are locating the ideal building to build a new branch."
From Latin *locare* ('to place, situate'), derived from *locus* ('place'). The verb evolved to mean to discover the position of something.
Used since the 17th century, originally in the sense of placing something.
Memory tip
Think of a treasure map: X marks the spot, and you are LOCATING the X.
Word Origin
"place"