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Meanings of locating in English

Portuguese
colocação
Catalan
posició
Spanish
situación

The act of putting something in a certain place.

        colocação
        Portuguese
        localização
        Catalan
        localització
        Spanish
        localización

        A determination of the place where something is.

              localização
              Usage of locating in English
              1
              Map of Cairo locating the main protest camps used by pro-Mursi supporters.
              Reuters
              2
              The one who succeeds in locating his capital first is the winner.
              Games for Everybody
              3
              Willis could appreciate the idea of locating the illicit press in France.
              The Pit Prop Syndicate
              4
              Investigating Agents believe there is a high probability of locating said subjects.
              Terminal
              5
              Police said locating the three remaining firearms continued to be a priority.
              Radio NZ
              6
              It really is a case of locating the moon and looking upwards.
              The South African
              7
              Ando released the young cop and straightaway set about locating Asakawa's parents.
              Spiral
              8
              He has succeeded in locating the place the Hoffs go every week.
              The Apartment Next Door
              9
              It was not just a matter of locating yourself east or south.
              The Descent
              10
              The public has been asked to assist in locating a missing teenager.
              The Irish Times
              11
              One of the crew was an expert in locating those Inca tombs.
              The Story of Paul Boyton: Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the...
              12
              His plan for locating the vanished professor is much more simple-andunnerving.
              Heart-shaped box
              13
              Next on his agenda was locating the medical records for Genetron employees.
              Blood music
              14
              Trinity had no trouble locating the cable to Prosecutor Ekström's home phone.
              The girl who kicked the hornet's nest
              15
              These functions are known in the vernacular as spotting, locating, and trailing.
              Courts and Criminals
              16
              Anything from locating missing persons to proving a claim to an inheritance.
              The last illusion
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              Translations for locating
              Locating through the time
              Locating across language varieties
              Ireland
              Common
              United States of America
              Common
              United Kingdom
              Less common