navigate

Meaning

1. (transitive) To plan, control and record the position and course of a vehicle, ship, aircraft, etc., on a journey; to follow a planned course.
2. (intransitive) To give directions, as from a map, to someone driving a vehicle.
3. (intransitive) To travel over water in a ship; to sail.
4. (transitive) To move between web pages, menus, etc. by means of hyperlinks, mouse clicks, or any other mechanism.
5. (ambitransitive, figuratively) To find a way through a difficult situation or process.

Synonyms

sail

pilot

🧑‍✈️

steer

guide

drive

voyage

lead

govern

float

direct

surf

instruct

manage

manipulate

mentor

move

operate

ply

redirect

refer

route

rule

run

starboard

supervise

sway

swim

🏊

tutor

usher

travel by water

pilot a ship

stage direct

boat

⛵

guide for navigation

conduct

control

counsel

cruise

draw rein

fly

✈️

get around

guidance

handle

head

Translations

navigeren

naviguer

navegar

varen

navigieren

besturen

schiffen

fahren

steuern

conducir

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: navigate

In summary

First attested in 1588; borrowed from Latin nāvigātus, the perfect passive participle of nāvigō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from nāvis (“ship”) + -igō, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us (“boat”).