navigate
pronunciation
How to pronounce navigate in British English: UK [ˈnævɪɡeɪt]
How to pronounce navigate in American English: US [ˈnævɪɡeɪt]
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- Verb:
- travel by boat on a boat propelled by wind or by other means
- act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance
- direct carefully and safely
Word Origin
- navigate (v.)
- 1580s, a back-formation from navigation, or else from Latin navigatus, past participle of navigare. Extended to balloons (1784) and later to aircraft (1901). Related: Navigated; navigating.
Example
- 1. Some bats with poor eyesight depend on echolocation to navigate .
- 2. If you 're driving with friends , ask one of them to navigate .
- 3. So far , most have focused on making their content easier to navigate via tablets .
- 4. The remote-control gemini-scout can navigate through about 45 centimeters of water .
- 5. Need to buy a new car or navigate city hall ?