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单词 navigate
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navigate

verb

nav·​i·​gate ˈna-və-ˌgāt How to pronounce navigate (audio)
navigated; navigating

intransitive verb

1
: to travel by water : sail
navigated down to the mouth of the river
2
: to steer a course through a medium
specifically : to operate an airplane
navigate by instrument
3
: get around, move
was well enough to navigate under his own power

transitive verb

1
a
: to sail over, on, or through
able to navigate the deep ocean waters
b
: to make one's way over or through : traverse
navigate the Internet via hypertext links connecting information-rich computers around the world. Stephanie Losee
2
a
: to steer or manage (a boat) in sailing
b
: to operate or control the course of
navigate an airplane

Synonyms

  • conn
  • con
  • helm
  • pilot
  • steer
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Example Sentences

For thousands of years, sailors navigated by the stars. How about if you drive and I navigate? I'd need a map to navigate the city. Only flat-bottomed boats can safely navigate the canal. He has learned to navigate in rough waters. The downtown area is easily navigated on foot. She has trouble navigating the stairs with her crutches. It took us 10 minutes to navigate through the parking lot to the exit. The captain navigated the ship. He has had experience navigating airplanes through storms. See More
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Word History

Etymology

Latin navigatus, past participle of navigare, from navis ship + -igare (from agere to drive) — more at agent

First Known Use

1588, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Kids Definition

navigate

verb

nav·​i·​gate ˈna-və-ˌgāt How to pronounce navigate (audio)
navigated; navigating
1
: to travel by water
Explorers navigated around the world.
2
: to sail or travel over, on, or through
The crew navigated the river.
3
: to steer a course in a ship or aircraft
4
: to steer or direct the course of (as a boat)
5
: to find information on the Internet or a Web site

navigate

verb

1
as in to steer
to operate or control the course of the hours of training that are required before a student pilot is allowed to navigate an airplane solo

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • steer
  • pilot
  • helm
  • hijack
  • conn
  • con
  • commandeer
  • highjack
2
as in to sail
to travel on water in a vessel the months that were once required to navigate around South America in the days before the Panama Canal

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • sail
  • boat
  • ferry
  • voyage
  • take ship
  • make sail
  • cruise
  • kayak
  • ship (out)
  • canoe
  • coast
  • yacht
3
as in to traverse
to make one's way through, across, or over it will take some effort to navigate that stretch of hills, but we can do it

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • traverse
  • cross
  • follow
  • walk
  • travel
  • track
  • cover
  • course
  • transit
  • ride
  • go
  • hike
  • pass (over)
  • perambulate
  • peregrinate
  • traipse
  • tread
  • cut (across)
  • proceed (along)
  • run
  • tramp
  • crisscross
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