Locomote — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˌoʊkəmˈoʊt/

🇬🇧British English

/lˌəʊkəmˈəʊt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˌəʊkəmˈəʊt/

3 syllables Say it as /lˌoʊkəmˈoʊt/.

Examples

How fast does your new car go?
We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus
The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

move travel go

Antonyms

stay in place

Parts of Speech

verb	change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically “How fast does your new car go?”

Word Forms

travel	noun	a movement through space that changes the location of something
traveller	noun	a person who changes location
traveler	noun	a person who changes location
motion	noun	the act of changing location from one place to another
move	noun	the act of changing location from one place to another
movement	noun	the act of changing location from one place to another
mover	noun	someone who moves
locomotive	adjective	of or relating to locomotion
locomotion	noun	the power or ability to move

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Lokomotive

Standort ändern; sich bewegen, reisen oder fortfahren, auch metaphorisch

🇫🇷French

locomotive

changer de lieu ; bouger, voyager ou procéder, également métaphoriquement

🇪🇸Spanish

locomotora

cambiar de ubicación; moverse, viajar o proceder, también metafóricamente

🇮🇹Italian

locomozione

cambiare posizione; muoversi, viaggiare o procedere, anche metaforicamente

🇳🇱Dutch

locomotief

locatie wijzigen; bewegen, reizen of doorgaan, ook metaforisch

🇵🇹Portuguese

locomover

mudar de local; mover, viajar ou prosseguir, também metaforicamente

🇷🇺Russian

локомот

изменить местоположение; двигаться, путешествовать или продолжать, также метафорически

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चलना

स्थान बदलें; चलना, यात्रा करना या आगे बढ़ना, रूपक रूप से भी

🇧🇩Bengali

লোকোমোট

অবস্থান পরিবর্তন; সরানো, ভ্রমণ, বা এগিয়ে যান, রূপকভাবেও

🇮🇳Tamil

லோகோமோட்

இடம் மாற்றம்; நகர்த்தவும், பயணிக்கவும் அல்லது தொடரவும், உருவகமாகவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

లోకోమోట్

స్థానాన్ని మార్చండి; తరలించు, ప్రయాణం, లేదా కొనసాగు, కూడా రూపకంగా

🇮🇳Marathi

लोकोमोट

स्थान बदलणे; हलवा, प्रवास करा किंवा पुढे जा, रूपकात्मक देखील

🇮🇳Gujarati

લોકોમોટ

સ્થાન બદલો; રૂપકાત્મક રીતે પણ ખસેડો, મુસાફરી કરો અથવા આગળ વધો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲೊಕೊಮೊಟ್

ಸ್ಥಳ ಬದಲಾವಣೆ; ಚಲಿಸು, ಪ್ರಯಾಣ, ಅಥವಾ ಮುಂದುವರಿಯಿರಿ, ಸಹ ರೂಪಕವಾಗಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലോക്കോമോട്ട്

സ്ഥലം മാറ്റുക; നീങ്ങുക, യാത്ര ചെയ്യുക, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മുന്നോട്ട് പോകുക, രൂപകമായി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੋਕੋਮੋਟ

ਸਥਾਨ ਬਦਲੋ; ਮੂਵ ਕਰੋ, ਯਾਤਰਾ ਕਰੋ, ਜਾਂ ਅੱਗੇ ਵਧੋ, ਅਲੰਕਾਰਿਕ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

لوکوموٹ

مقام تبدیل کریں؛ حرکت، سفر، یا آگے بڑھیں، استعاراتی طور پر بھی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

机车

改变地点；移动、旅行或继续，也比喻

🇯🇵Japanese

運動器

場所を変更する。移動する、旅行する、または進む、これも比喩的に

🇰🇷Korean

이동수단

위치 변경; 이동, 여행 또는 진행, 또한 은유적으로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đầu máy

thay đổi địa điểm; di chuyển, đi du lịch, hoặc tiến hành, cũng ẩn dụ

🇹🇭Thai

หัวรถจักร

เปลี่ยนสถานที่ เคลื่อนย้าย เดินทาง หรือดำเนินการต่อ ในลักษณะเชิงเปรียบเทียบด้วย

🇮🇩Indonesian

bergerak

mengubah lokasi; bergerak, bepergian, atau melanjutkan, juga secara metaforis

🇵🇭Filipino

lokomote

baguhin ang lokasyon; ilipat, paglalakbay, o magpatuloy, din sa metaporikal

🇲🇾Malay

lokomot

tukar lokasi; bergerak, mengembara, atau meneruskan, juga secara metafora

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قاطرة

تغيير الموقع؛ تحرك، أو سافر، أو واصل، بشكل مجازي أيضًا

🇮🇷Persian

لوکوموت

تغییر مکان؛ حرکت، سفر، یا ادامه، همچنین به صورت استعاری

🇹🇷Turkish

lokomotif

konumu değiştir; mecazi olarak da hareket edin, seyahat edin veya ilerleyin

🇮🇱Hebrew

קטר

שינוי מיקום; לנוע, לנסוע או להמשיך, גם באופן מטפורי

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The primary meaning of 'locomote' is 'change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically'.

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