navigate
navigate
Definition
navi·gate (nav′ə gāt′)
intransitive verb -·gat′ed, -·gat′·ing
- to steer, or direct, a ship or aircraft
- ☆ Informal to make one's way; walk
- Rare to travel by ship
Etymology: < L navigatus, pp. of navigare, to sail < navis, a ship (see navy) + agere, to lead, go (see act)
transitive verb
- to travel through or over (water, air, or land) in a ship or aircraft
- to steer or direct (a ship or aircraft)
- to plot the course for (a ship or aircraft)
- Informal to walk or make one's way on or through
navigate
Synonyms
navigate
v.
navigate
Usage Examples
Object
- maze: The Independent, ' Navigating the moral maze ' .
- thesaurus: These display formats allow you to navigate the thesaurus alphabetically or through the hierarchical relationships between terms.
- terrain: You never know when you might have to tip the buggy slightly to navigate the terrain or bounce down a few steps.
- waterway: Whilst in the Bristol Channel they were navigating a busy waterway, sharing it with ocean going freighters, tankers and coasters.
- menu: Simple, easy to navigate menu, it is a joy to use.
- canal: If you can't navigate a canal without hitting the side you shouldn't be in a boat at all.
Preposition: through
- maze: NetRegs - The Environment Agency internet information resource center, to help small businesses navigate through the maze of environmental legislation.
- menu: The left area of the status bar describes actions of menu items as you use the arrow keys to navigate through menus.
Preposition: between
- module: If you are navigating between modules, any references collected will be saved to different lists.
Modifying Another Word
- safely: On average it can only be safely navigated 200 days a year.
- easily: Students or indeed anyone, once familiar with this, can navigate easily through the program.
- successfully: Such pages may also be difficult for users of screen magnification software to navigate successfully.
- efficiently: With the potential for hundreds of entries in the results list, use the following options to navigate more efficiently: Goto: First.
- backward: You can navigate backward using the navigation bars at the top of each page.
- quickly: To navigate more quickly through the text have a look at the topics index.
Followed by an intransitive particle
- through: Alternatively, use the menus to help navigate through to the type of product you require.
- around: Use the links above to navigate around our web site.
Followed by a transitive particle
- around: How to navigate around the web site... The ' signpost ' symbol is the key to getting around the web site.
Particle object:
- site: How to navigate around the web site... The ' signpost ' symbol is the key to getting around the web site.
Preposition: with
- ease: Readers need to find themselves in a familiar digital environment to be able to navigate with ease, otherwise they may get lost.
