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Meaning of 'navigate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Navigate [ v. i.]
- To joirney by water; to go in a vessel or ship; to perform the duties of a navigator; to use the waters as a highway or channel for commerce or communication; to sail.
2 . Navigate [ v. t.]
- To pass over in ships; to sail over or on; as, to navigate the Atlantic.
- To steer, direct, or manage in sailing; to conduct (ships) upon the water by the art or skill of seamen; as, to navigate a ship.

Meaning of 'navigate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . navigate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- direct carefully and safely
Example in sentence:
  • He navigated his way to the altar
Meaning (2):
- act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance
Example in sentence:
  • Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?;
  • Who was navigating the ship during the accident?
Meaning (3):
- travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
Example in sentence:
  • The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow

Nearby Words:

navajoes naval navals navarch navarchy navarrese nave navel navel-string navelwort

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