Definitions for navigateˈnæv ɪˌgeɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
nav•i•gateˈnæv ɪˌgeɪt(v.)-gat•ed, -gat•ing.
(v.t.)to move on, over, or through (water, air, or land), esp. in a ship or aircraft.
Category: Navy, Nautical
to direct or manage (a ship, aircraft, spacecraft, etc.) on its course.
Category: Navy, Nautical
to ascertain or plot and control the course or position of (a ship, aircraft, etc.).
Category: Navy, Nautical
to pass over (a body of water), as a ship does.
Category: Navy, Nautical
to walk or to find one's way on, in, or across:
to navigate the stairs.
(v.i.)to direct or manage a ship, aircraft, spacecraft, etc., on its course.
Category: Navy, Nautical
to pass over the water, as a ship does.
Category: Navy, Nautical
to find one's way.
Origin of navigate:
1580–90; < L nāvigātus, ptp. of nāvigāre to sail, der. of nāvis ship
Princeton's WordNet
voyage, sail, navigate(verb)
travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
"The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"
navigate, pilot(verb)
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?"
navigate(verb)
direct carefully and safely
"He navigated his way to the altar"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
navigate(verb)ˈnæv ɪˌgeɪt
to guide a vehicle using maps and equipment
to navigate a tanker through the harbor; You drive, I'll navigate.
Wiktionary
navigate(Verb)
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.
navigate(Verb)
To travel over water in a ship; to sail.
We navigated to France in the dinghy.
navigate(Verb)
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.
Origin: From Middle English navigate, from navigo, from navis + ago, from nau- (boat), possibly, from நாவாய்.
Webster Dictionary
Navigate(verb)
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
Navigate(verb)
to pass over in ships; to sail over or on; as, to navigate the Atlantic
Navigate(verb)
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
Translations for navigate
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
navigate(verb)
to direct, guide or move (a ship, aircraft etc) in a particular direction
He navigated the ship through the dangerous rocks.
- navigeerAfrikaans
- يُبْحِر، يَقود سَفينَه أو طائِرَهArabic
- управлявамBulgarian
- conduzirPortuguese (BR)
- řídit loď/letounCzech
- steuernGerman
- navigere; manøvrereDanish
- οδηγώ, πλοηγώGreek
- gobernarSpanish
- (laeva, lennukit) juhtimaEstonian
- هدایت کردنFarsi
- navigoidaFinnish
- naviguerFrench
- לְנַווֵטHebrew
- सही रास्ता पकड़ना उपकरणों की सहायता सेHindi
- ploviti, upravljati brodomCroatian
- kormányozHungarian
- mengemudikanIndonesian
- siglaIcelandic
- navigare; governare; tenere in rottaItalian
- 航行するJapanese
- 조종하다Korean
- vairuoti (lėktuvą), vesti (laivą)Lithuanian
- vadīt (kuģi, lidmašīnu)Latvian
- mengemudiMalay
- navigerenDutch
- styre, navigereNorwegian
- prowadzić statek/samolotPolish
- هدایت کردنPersian
- لارښودنهPashto
- conduzirPortuguese
- a navigaRomanian
- управлять; вестиRussian
- viesť loďSlovak
- krmaritiSlovenian
- upravljati brodomSerbian
- navigera, styraSwedish
- เดินเรือThai
- seyretmek, kullanmakTurkish
- 駕駛(船隻，飛機等)Chinese (Trad.)
- плавати; літатиUkrainian
- جہاز چلاناUrdu
- làm hoa tiêuVietnamese
- 驾驶（船只，飞机等）Chinese (Simp.)
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