locate
Pronunciation: [loʊˈkeɪt]
Word
Context: "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.
Example
I can easily locate my keys on the kitchen table.
Example
I cannot locate my lost book; it seems to be missing.
Example
Can you help me locate the nearest park?
Context: "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.
Example
The map helps us locate the restaurant we want to visit.
Example
The GPS was broken, so we could not locate our destination.
Example
How do we locate the school on this map?
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