Kilo Lingo

/ləʊˈkeɪt/

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Translation

To find exactly where someone or something is.

Word origin

From Latin locare, meaning to put in a place, from locus, a place.

Origin
Latin
Root
locus
English cognates
location, local

Grammar

Verb typeregular (locate, locates, located)

Examples

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"Locate" means find the exact place of something.

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Here the map helps them find where the hotel is.

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"Is located" tells you where a place is.

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This word is part of lesson 45.