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locating

/lˈoʊkˌeɪtɪŋ/noun3 syllables

Locating means: the act of putting something in a certain place.

Synonyms for locating8

noun, as in the act of putting something in a certain place

placement, location, position, positioning, emplacement

noun, as in a determination of the place where something is

localization, localisation, location, fix

What does locating mean?2

noun

1

the act of putting something in a certain place

2

a determination of the place where something is“he got a good fix on the target”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with locating?1

four syllables

relocating
Show 7 near rhymes
donatedrotatingdonatingrelocatedshowcasingrotatedshowcases

Locating in a sentence

  • Foam generated by the rough seas made locating the victims difficult.Hybrid
  • We knew Yanni was in Algeria but locating him with precision was difficult.Amastan
  • Dung beetles are good at locating dung.Amastan

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