locating Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun the act of putting something in a certain place
   emplacement; placement; positioning; location; position.
   
2. noun a determination of the place where something is
   localisation; fix; location; localization.
   
   • he got a good fix on the target
3. verb discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
   locate; turn up.
   
   • Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?
   • My search turned up nothing
4. verb determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
   locate; situate.
   
   • Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space
   • Locate the boundaries of the property
5. verb assign a location to
   locate; place; site.
   
   • The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles
6. verb take up residence and become established
   locate; settle.
   
   • The immigrants settled in the Midwest

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