• Navigate

    Pronunciation

    • UK IPA: /ˈnæv.ɪ.É¡eɪt/

    Origin

    From Middle English navigate, from Latin navigo, from nāvis ("ship") + agō ("do"), from Proto-Indo-European *nau- (boat), possibly, from Tamil நாவாய்.

    Full definition of navigate

    Verb

    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.He navigated the bomber to the Ruhr.
    2. (intransitive) To travel over water in a ship; to sail.We navigated to France in the dinghy.
    3. (intransitive, computing) 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.

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