Meaning of 'navigate'
Meaning of 'navigate' (Webster Dictionary)
- 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. - 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.
- 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)
Meaning (1):
- direct carefully and safely
- 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
- 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
- travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
Example in sentence:
- The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow
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