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locate

 
 
/ləʊˈkeɪt/ verb [T] formal

Translation

to find the exact position of someone or something
yerini belirlemek/bulmak
Police are still trying to locate the suspect.1986
be located in/near/on, etc to be in a particular place
belli bir konumda/yerleşmiş/kurulmuş olmak
Both schools are located in the town.1636
(Definition of locate verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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