navigate

nav·i·gate  (nv-gt)

v. nav·i·gat·ed, nav·i·gat·ing, nav·i·gates

v.tr.

1. To plan, record, and control the course and position of (a ship or aircraft).

2. To follow a planned course on, across, or through: navigate a stream.

v.intr.

1. To control the course of a ship or aircraft.

2. To voyage over water in a boat or ship; sail.

3.

a. To make one's way: navigated with difficulty through the crowd.

b. Informal To walk: He was too unsteady on his legs to navigate.

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[Latin nvigre, nvigt- : nvis, ship; see nu- in Indo-European roots + agere, to drive, lead; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]

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navigate

Verb

[-gating, -gated]

1. to direct or plot the course or position of a ship or aircraft

2. to travel over or through safely: your cousin, who's just navigated the Amazon

3. Informal to direct (oneself) carefully or safely: he navigated his unsteady way to the bar

4. (of a passenger in a vehicle) to read the map and give directions to the driver [Latin navis ship + agere to drive]

navigation n
navigational adj
navigator n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	navigate - travel on water propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow" voyage, sail astrogate - navigate in space cruise - sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing; "We were cruising in the Caribbean" journey, travel - undertake a journey or trip
	2.	navigate - act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?" pilot channelise, channelize, guide, maneuver, steer, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, head, direct - direct the course; determine the direction of travelling astrogate - guide in interplanetary travel
	3.	navigate - direct carefully and safely; "He navigated his way to the altar" channelise, channelize, guide, maneuver, steer, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, head, direct - direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

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navigate

verb 1. steer, drive, direct, guide, handle, pilot, sail, skipper, manoeuvre

verb 2. manoeuvre, drive, direct, guide, handle, pilot

verb 3. plot a course, sail, find your way, plan a course

verb 4. sail, cruise, manoeuvre, voyage

Translations

navigate [ˈnævɪgeɪt] vt [+ ship] → gobernar [+ river etc]; navegar por

vi → navegar;

(AUT) → hacer de copiloto

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navigate [ˈnævɪgeɪt] vt (= steer) → diriger, piloter

vi → naviguer;

(Aut) → indiquer la route à suivre

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navigate [ˈnævɪgeɪt] vt (river) → befahren;

(path) → begehen

vi → navigieren;

(Aut) → den Fahrer dirigieren

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navigate [ˈnævɪgeɪt] vt → percorrere navigando

vi → navigare;

(AUT) → fare da navigatore