Navigate definition
To navigate rush-hour traffic, navigate the Internet.
To navigate through a crowded lobby.
You drive; I'll navigate.
Navigate a set of instructions; navigate a website.
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.
Sailors navigating by the stars.
How do butterflies navigate when they migrate?
The sailors navigated to their favored fishing grounds.
We navigated through the crowd. The boat navigated through the channel.
Navigate a stream; navigate the downtown streets.
It was difficult to navigate back to the home page.
I navigated through the website without a problem.
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 nāvis (“ship") + agō (“do"), from Proto-Indo-European *nau- (boat), possibly, from Tamil நாவாய் (nāvāi).
From Wiktionary