locate
Prononciation : [loʊˈkeɪt]
Mot
Contexte : « finding place »
(verb) to find where something is or to discover its position. When you search for something like your favorite toy or your friend's house, you are trying to locate it.
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I can easily locate my keys on the kitchen table.
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I cannot locate my lost book; it seems to be missing.
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Can you help me locate the nearest park?
Contexte : « specifying position »
(verb) to decide the exact place of something on a map or in a specific area. If you mark a spot on a map where a special event will happen, you are locating that event.
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The map helps us locate the restaurant we want to visit.
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The GPS was broken, so we could not locate our destination.
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How do we locate the school on this map?
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