gerund or present participle
Finding the exact place where someone or something is.
I am having trouble locating my keys.
Locating the source of the leak took hours.
American English
How to pronounce locating
verbB1Common word
LOHkaydihng
/ˈloʊˌkeɪ.ɾɪŋ/
3 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Form of locate
Locating can be a gerund or a present participle. It is not used for the meaning “to be in a particular place”; that meaning normally appears as be located.
Finding the exact place where someone or something is.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
gerund or present participle
Choosing a place for a business, building, or activity and putting it there.
Locating the factory near the highway will lower transport costs.
The city approved locating the new library downtown.
Useful expressions
to be in a particular place
The museum is located in the old train station.
Related words & forms
Drop the final e before -ing: locating, not locateing.