Navigate meaning
To make one's way on or through, esp. in a skillful manner.
To navigate rush-hour traffic, navigate the Internet.
verb
To navigate is to plan your course or to steer, guide or move through something.
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.
verb
To make one's way.
To navigate through a crowded lobby.
verb
To travel by ship.
verb
To travel through or over (water, air, or land) in a ship or aircraft.
verb
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To steer or direct (a ship or aircraft)
verb
To plot the course for (a ship or aircraft)
verb
(1) "Surfing the Web." To move from page to page on the Web.
To direct (a vessel or vehicle) over a planned course.
verb
To steer, or direct, a ship or aircraft.
verb
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(intransitive, computing) To move from page to page on the internet or within a program by clicking on hyperlinks.
It was difficult to navigate back to the home page.
verb
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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