What does Navigate mean?

Definitions for Navigate
ˈnæv ɪˌgeɪtnav·i·gate

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Navigate.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. voyage, sail, navigateverb

    travel on water propelled by wind or by other means

    "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"

  2. navigate, pilotverb

    act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance

    "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?"

  3. navigateverb

    direct carefully and safely

    "He navigated his way to the altar"

GCIDE

  1. Navigateverb

    To direct or operate a vehicle, especially a ship or aircraft.

  2. Navigateverb

    To pass through, over, or around; -- used especially of a course having obstacles; as, to navigate around all the randomly scattered tables to the far side of the room.

  3. Navigateverb

    To pass through, over, or around; -- used especially of a course having obstacles; as, to navigate all the randomly scattered tables to the far side of the room.

Wiktionary

  1. navigateverb

    To plan, control and record the position and course of a vehicle, ship, aircraft etc on a journey; to follow a planned course.

    He navigated the bomber to the Ruhr.

  2. navigateverb

    To travel over water in a ship; to sail.

    We navigated to France in the dinghy.

  3. navigateverb

    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.

  4. Etymology: From Middle English navigate, from navigo, from navis + ago, from nau- (boat), possibly, from நாவாய்.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Navigateverb

    To pass by ships or boats.

    Drusus, the father of the emperor Claudius, was the first who navigated the northern ocean. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

  2. To Navigateverb

    To sail; to pass by water.

    Etymology: navigo; Lat. naviger, Fr.

    The Phœnicians navigated to the extremities of the western ocean. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

ChatGPT

  1. navigate

    To navigate means to plan, direct, or plot a path or course from one location to another. This term can be used broadly to refer to a variety of contexts including physical travel, interaction with an environment, or management of complex systems or information. It involves making decisions and adjustments to reach a desired destination or goal.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Navigateverb

    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. Navigateverb

    to pass over in ships; to sail over or on; as, to navigate the Atlantic

  3. Navigateverb

    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

  4. Etymology: [L. navigatus, p. p. of navigare, v.t. & i.; navis ship + agere to move, direct. See Nave, and Agent.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Navigate

    nav′i-gāt, v.t. to steer or manage a ship in sailing: to sail upon.—v.i. to go in a vessel or ship: to sail.—ns. Navigabil′ity, Nav′igableness.—adj. Nav′igable, that may be passed by ships or vessels.—adv. Nav′igably.—ns. Navigā′tion, the act, science, or art of sailing ships: shipping generally: a canal or artificial waterway; Nav′igator, one who navigates or sails: one who directs the course of a ship.—Navigation laws, the laws passed from time to time to regulate the management and privileges of ships, and the conditions under which they may sail or carry on trade.—Aerial navigation, the management of balloons in motion; Inland navigation, the passing of boats, &c., along rivers and canals. [L. navigāre, -ātumnavis, a ship, agĕre, to drive.]

Editors Contribution

  1. navigate

    To direct and control an aircraft, ship, vehicle, ferry, boat, ship, train, satellite or other forms of transport using software, technology, computer systems and other specific and accurate elements.

    My husband loves to drive and can navigate easily and effectively.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 16, 2020  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Navigate in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Navigate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Navigate in a Sentence

  1. Michelle Wineberg:

    I would never tell someone not to go to college. But you really need a whole village to navigate the system. It's a struggle to get through all the red tape and the paperwork.

  2. Stephane Cotichini:

    I know Discord can be problematic, but it's important for me as a parent to not simply prohibit these things because of the dangers but teach my kids about how to navigate them and balance limiting it, to my knowledge, I've never had an issue with any of my boys.

  3. Richard McLaren:

    I am delighted to be working with FIBA. I congratulate FIBA's leadership for their commitment to ensuring the integrity of the sport, i am confident that this new partnership will help FIBA navigate through any ethical challenge that may arise to ensure that spectators, players and coaches continue to have the utmost trust in the game.

  4. Steve Ricchetti:

    You're literally at the border of where the President's privacy and public duties sit -- you have to have the right touch and right skill set, stephen Goepfert has had the ability and the willingness to help the President navigate everything he did throughout the day. That ends up being a critical role.

  5. Tom Thibodeau:

    I think he’s learned a lot about how to manage his body, i think he’s in great shape. He’s lighter than he’s ever been. So, I think he’ll have a great impact on our young guys in terms of how to navigate the league, how to overcome adversity, that sort of thing — and understanding the game.

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