Navigate
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /ˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/
Origin
From Middle English navigate, from Latin navigo, from nÄvis ("ship") + agÅ ("do"), from Proto-Indo-European *nau- (boat), possibly, from Tamil நாவாயà¯.
Full definition of navigate
Verb
- (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.
- (intransitive) To travel over water in a ship; to sail.We navigated to France in the dinghy.
- (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.