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navigate

[ nav-i-geyt ]

verb (used with object)

navigated, navigating.
  1. to move on, over, or through (water, air, or land) in a ship or aircraft:

    to navigate a river.

  2. to direct or manage (a ship, aircraft, or guided missile) on its course.
  3. to ascertain or plot and control the course or position of (a ship, aircraft, etc.).
  4. to pass over (the sea or other body of water), as a ship does.
  5. to walk or find one's way on, in, or across:

    It was difficult to navigate the stairs in the dark.

  6. to move or progress through in a logical sequence:

    Headings and subheadings make it easier to navigate a long article.

  7. Computers. to move from one part to another of (a website, document, etc.), especially by using the links:

    Their site is uncluttered and easy to navigate.



verb (used without object)

navigated, navigating.
  1. to direct or manage a ship, aircraft, or guided missile on its course.
  2. to pass over the water, as a ship does.
  3. to walk or find one's way.
  4. to travel by ship or boat; sail.
  5. to move or progress through something in a logical sequence:

    We’re navigating through a maze of environmental legislation.

  6. Computers. to move from one part to another of a website, document, etc.

navigate

/ ˈ²Ô汹ɪˌɡ±ðɪ³Ù /

verb

  1. to plan, direct, or plot the path or position of (a ship, an aircraft, etc)
  2. tr to travel over, through, or on (water, air, or land) in a boat, aircraft, etc
  3. informal.
    to direct (oneself, one's way, etc) carefully or safely

    he navigated his way to the bar

  4. intr (of a passenger in a motor vehicle) to give directions to the driver; point out the route
  5. rare.
    intr to voyage in a ship; sail
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¾¾±²õ·²Ô²¹±¹î€ƒi·²µ²¹³Ù±ð verb misnavigated misnavigating
  • °ù±ð·²Ô²¹±¹î€ƒi·²µ²¹³Ù±ð verb (used with object) renavigated renavigating
  • ³Ü²Ô·²Ô²¹±¹î€ƒi·²µ²¹³Ùe»å adjective
  • ·É±ð±ô±ô-²Ô²¹±¹î€ƒi·²µ²¹³Ùe»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of navigate1

First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin ²ÔÄå±¹¾±²µÄå³Ù³Ü²õ “sailed,†past participle of ²ÔÄå±¹¾±²µÄå°ù±ð “to sail,†from ²ÔÄå±¹(¾±²õ) “ship†+ -¾±²µÄå°ù±ð, combining form of agere “to drive, doâ€; fumigate
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of navigate1

C16: from Latin ²ÔÄå±¹¾±²µÄå°ù±ð to sail, from ²ÔÄå±¹¾±²õ ship + agere to drive
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