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   navigate

   /ˈnavɪɡeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. plan and direct the course of a ship, aircraft, or other form of transport, especially by using instruments or maps: "they navigated by the stars" Similar steerplot a route/coursehelm
   • ▪ travel on a desired course after planning a route: "he taught them how to navigate across the oceans"
   • ▪ (of an animal) find its way: "whales use their own inbuilt sonar system to navigate"
   • ▪ (of a passenger in a vehicle) assist the driver by planning a route and map reading: "we'll go in my car—you can navigate" Similar map-readgive directionsplan the route
   • ▪ move around a website, the internet, etc.: "I used a browser to navigate around the Web"
   • ▪ (of a ship or boat) sail; proceed: "we sailed out while navigating around large icebergs"
   • 2. sail or travel over (a stretch of water or terrain), especially carefully or with difficulty: "ships had been lost while navigating the narrows" Similar sail across/oversailcruisetravel/journey/voyage across/overcrosstraversenegotiate
   • ▪ guide (a vessel or vehicle) over a specified route or terrain: "she navigated the car safely through the traffic" Similar steerpilotguidemanoeuvredirecthandledriveskippercaptainconhelm
   • ▪ guide or steer (someone): informal "Ted was navigating her towards the other end of the room"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘travel in a ship’): from Latin navigat- ‘sailed’, from the verb navigare, from navis ‘ship’ + agere ‘drive’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNAVIGATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   NAVIGATE definition: 1. to direct the way that a ship, aircraft, etc. will travel, or to find a direction across, along…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › navigateNavigate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of NAVIGATE is to travel by water : sail. How to use navigate in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryNAVIGATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   verb [ I or T ] us / ˈnæv.ə.ɡeɪt / uk / ˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt / Add to word list. transport. to direct the way that a ship, aircraft, etc. will travel, or to find a direction across, along, or over an area of water or land, often by using a map: Sailors have special equipment to help them navigate.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishNAVIGATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Definition of 'navigate' Word Frequency. navigate. (nævɪgeɪt ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense navigates , present participle navigating , past tense, past participle navigated. 1. verb. When someone navigates a ship or an aircraft somewhere, they decide which course to follow and steer it there.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › navigateNavigate - definition of navigate by The Free Dictionary

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   1. To direct (a vessel or vehicle) over a planned course. 2. a. To follow or find a course across, over, or through: navigate a stream; navigate the downtown streets. b. To progress through (something) sequentially: navigate a set of instructions; navigate a website.

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   to walk or find one's way. to travel by ship or boat; sail. to move or progress through something in a logical sequence: We’re navigating through a maze of environmental legislation. Computers. to move from one part to another of a website, document, etc. navigate. / ˈnævɪˌɡeɪt / verb.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › navigateNavigate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To navigate is to determine a path or course. If you volunteer to navigate on your family’s road trip to Alaska, be sure you’re the type who’s willing to stop and ask for directions. Navigate, like “navy” and “naval,” comes from the Latin word navis meaning “ship.”.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishNAVIGATE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   NAVIGATE definition: 1. to find the right direction to travel by using maps or other equipment: 2. to successfully sail…. Learn more.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionnavigate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    Definition of navigate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishnavigate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    navigate. verb. /ˈnævəˌɡeɪt/. Verb Forms. [intransitive, transitive] to find your position or the position of your ship, plane, car, etc. and the direction you need to go in, for example by using a map I'll drive, and you can navigate. to navigate by the stars navigate your way….