Navigate meaning
To navigate rush-hour traffic, navigate the Internet.
When you draw out a route to take on a map, this is an example of a time when you navigate.
When you steer and guide a ship to its destination, this is an example of a time when you navigate.
When you move through a crowd carefully, this is an example of a time when you navigate the crowd.
To navigate through a crowded lobby.
It was difficult to navigate back to the home page.
Origin of navigate
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From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English navigate, from Latin navigo, from nÄvis (“ship") + agÅ (“do"), from Proto-Indo-European *nau- (boat), possibly, from Tamil நாவாய௠(nÄvÄi).
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