locate
/ləʊˈkeɪt/verb
उच्चारण लोकेट
पता लगाना; स्थित होना
Core word
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to find the exact position of somebody or something; (be located) to be in a particular place
पता लगाना; स्थित होना
- The office is located in Delhi.
- Radhika could not locate her keys anywhere in the house.
- Police are trying to locate the missing boy.
+ 2 more examples
- Can you locate Kerala on the map?
- The school is located on the bank of the river.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
locate + object
Locate means to find the exact position of something.
'Locate' का अर्थ किसी वस्तु की सही स्थिति का पता लगाना है।
- Police managed to locate the missing child.
- Can you locate Bhopal on the map?
be located in / at / on / near
The passive be located shows where something is; use in for towns, at for points, on for roads or rivers.
Passive 'be located' किसी चीज़ की स्थिति बताता है; शहरों के लिए in, बिंदुओं के लिए at, सड़क या नदी के लिए on।
- The school is located in Jaipur.
- The hotel is located on the main road.
locate + oneself / a business
Locate can also mean to set up an office or business in a place.
Locate का अर्थ किसी स्थान पर कार्यालय या व्यवसाय स्थापित करना भी है।
- The company located its new factory near Pune.
locate vs situate
Locate is the active verb for finding, while situated is the formal word for position.
Locate खोजने के लिए सक्रिय क्रिया है, जबकि situated स्थिति के लिए औपचारिक शब्द है।
- The temple is situated on a hill; I could not locate it on the map.
locate vs find
Locate suggests finding an exact position, often by search or by a method; find is the general word.
Locate किसी सटीक स्थान को खोज या विधि से पाने का संकेत देता है; find सामान्य शब्द है।
- I found my pen, but the engineers needed a day to locate the leak.
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locate + noun
a leaka faulta missing personthe sourcethe exact spot
- Engineers located the fault in the cable.
adverb + located
convenientlycentrallystrategicallyideallywell
- The college is centrally located.
be located + preposition
in the northnear the riveron the coastat the junction
- The airport is located near the city.
tools to locate
GPSmapsearch teamradar
- The search team used GPS to locate the hikers.
locate + where
on the mapusing GPSon the shelfin the file
- Locate the town on the map.
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- It took Radhika ten minutes to locate her seat in the exam hall.
परीक्षा हॉल में अपनी सीट ढूँढने में राधिका को दस मिनट लगे।
- The ship was located by satellite after three days.
तीन दिन बाद उपग्रह की सहायता से जहाज़ का पता लगाया गया।
- The library is located on the first floor.
पुस्तकालय पहली मंज़िल पर स्थित है।
- Doctors located the cause of the pain.
डॉक्टरों ने दर्द का कारण खोज निकाला।
- The Red Fort is located in Old Delhi.
लाल किला पुरानी दिल्ली में स्थित है।
- Satellites help scientists to locate underground water.
उपग्रह वैज्ञानिकों को भूमिगत जल खोजने में सहायता करते हैं।
- Radhika could not locate Kozhikode on the blank map.
राधिका खाली नक्शे पर कोझिकोड को नहीं ढूँढ सकी।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The school is locating near the river.
✓ The school is located near the river.
Use the passive be located to describe position.
स्थिति बताने के लिए passive 'be located' का प्रयोग करें।
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
Be located in or at ('The temple is located in Puri').
Usage: 'be located in' किसी बड़े क्षेत्र, शहर या देश के लिए आता है, और 'be located at' किसी ख़ास जगह या पते के लिए आता है। जैसे: 'The temple is located in Puri'।