Ubicar (en. Locate)

/uˈbikar/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Determine the position or place of something.

I need to locate the director's office.

Necesito ubicar la oficina del director.

Know the place where something or someone is located.

Can you locate my friend at the party?

¿Puedes ubicarme a mi amigo en la fiesta?

Situate something in a specific context.

It is important to situate this event within the history.

Es importante ubicar este evento dentro de la historia.

It derives from the Latin 'ubicare', which means 'to place' or 'to situate'.

direct one's gaze

Direct attention to a specific point.

ubicar la mirada

locate in time

Establish when something occurred.

ubicar en el tiempo

locate someone

Find someone in a specific place.

ubicar a alguien

location

The place or position of something.

ubicación

located

Being situated in a specific place.

ubicado

locator

Person or thing that locates.

ubicador

Find or locate something quickly.

You have to locate her before she leaves.

Tienes que ubicarla antes de que se vaya.

Know where someone or something is.

I don't know how to place my cousin in the city.

No sé ubicar bien a mi primo en la ciudad.