How to pronounce “locate”
Say “locate” in 2 beats
locate
/ˈloʊˌkeɪt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ləʊkeɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- loʊloʊstress
- keɪtkeɪt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈloʊˌkeɪt/
- IPA (British)
- /ləʊkeɪt/
- Respelling
- LOH-kayt
- Syllables
- 2 — LOƱ-keɪt
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: LOƱ-keɪt. “loʊ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈloʊˌkeɪt/
/ləʊkeɪt/
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What “locate” means
- verb
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
“Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?”
- verb
determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
“Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space”
- verb
assign a location to
“The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles”
Say it in a sentence
“It took ten minutes to locate the right platform.”“locate”, answered
How do you pronounce “locate”?
“locate” is pronounced /ˈloʊˌkeɪt/ (LOH-kayt) in American English and /ləʊkeɪt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “loʊ”. Build it as LOƱ-keɪt, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “locate” have?
2: loʊ · keɪt. The beat lands on the first, “loʊ”.
Is “locate” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈloʊˌkeɪt/ (LOH-kayt); British English says /ləʊkeɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “locate” mean?
As a verb: discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining For example: “Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “locate”?
Stress the first syllable: LOƱ-keɪt. “loʊ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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