Navigate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Navigate is a verb meaning (intransitive) To give directions, as from a map, to someone driving a vehicle.
Meaning
(intransitive) To give directions, as from a map, to someone driving a vehicle.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To travel over water in a ship; to sail.
- (transitive, computing) To move between web pages, menus, etc. by means of hyperlinks, mouse clicks, or any other mechanism.
- (ambitransitive, figurative) To find a way through a difficult situation or process.
- (transitive) To plan, control and record the position and course of a vehicle, ship, aircraft, etc., on a journey; to follow a planned course.
Example Sentences
You drive. I'll navigate.
He navigated the bomber to the Ruhr.
We navigated to France in the dinghy.
It was difficult to navigate back to the home page.
Word Forms
- navigates
- navigating
- navigated
Synonyms for navigate
Depending on context, synonyms include voyage, pilot, sail.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include voyage, pilot, sail, navigation, navigational, steer.
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Sources & Attribution
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