Navigate

  • 11navigate — nav|i|gate [ˈnævıgeıt] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of navigare, from navis ship ] 1.) [I and T] to find which way you need to go when you are travelling from one place to another ▪ I ll drive, you take the map and… …

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  • 12navigate — verb ADVERB ▪ safely ▪ Only the best trained captains could safely navigate these routes. ▪ carefully ▪ Every day the ship carefully navigated through the channels of blue icebergs. ▪ successfully …

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  • 13navigate — UK [ˈnævɪɡeɪt] / US [ˈnævɪˌɡeɪt] verb Word forms navigate : present tense I/you/we/they navigate he/she/it navigates present participle navigating past tense navigated past participle navigated 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to choose a path so… …

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  • 14navigate — nav|i|gate [ nævı,geıt ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to choose a path so that a ship, airplane, or car can go in a particular direction, especially by using maps or instruments: By law a harbor pilot must be on board to navigate the ship …

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  • 15navigate — verb 1 (I, T) to find the way to a place, especially by using maps: I ll drive, you take the map and navigate. | navigate by the stars/sun: Early explorers used to navigate by the stars. 2 (T) to sail all the way across or along an area of water …

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  • 16navigate — /nav i gayt /, v., navigated, navigating. v.t. 1. to move on, over, or through (water, air, or land) in a ship or aircraft: to navigate a river. 2. to direct or manage (a ship, aircraft, or guided missile) on its course. 3. to ascertain or plot… …

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  • 17navigate — verb 1) he navigated the yacht across the Atlantic Syn: steer, pilot, guide, direct, helm, captain; Nautical con; informal skipper 2) the upper reaches are dangerous to navigate Syn: sail across/over, sail, travel/journey/voyage across/over …

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  • 18navigate — v To leave. It s late; lets navigate. 1990s …

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  • 19navigate — verb 1) he navigated the yacht across the Atlantic Syn: steer, pilot, guide, direct, captain; informal skipper 2) I ll drive you can navigate Syn: map read, give directions …

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  • 20navigate — nav•i•gate [[t]ˈnæv ɪˌgeɪt[/t]] v. gat•ed, gat•ing 1) navig. naut. to move on, over, or through (water, air, or land), esp. in a ship or aircraft 2) navig. naut. to direct or manage (a ship, aircraft, spacecraft, etc.) on its course 3) navig.… …

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