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nav·i·gate

navigate

 
 
pronunciation:
nae vih geIt
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part of speech: verb
inflections: navigates, navigating, navigated
definition 1: When you navigate something like a ship or airplane, you control where it is going so you can get to where you want to go.
The captain was able to navigate the ship through the storm.
similar words:
sail
definition 2: When you navigate the ocean, you find your way across it in a ship. When you navigate the sky, you find your way through it in an aircraft.
Explorers took great risks in order to navigate the globe.
similar words:
sail
definition 3: When you navigate, you find the correct path through or across something so you can go to where you want to go.
In the dark, it was difficult to navigate to where the candles were kept.It's amazing how these bicyclists navigate through the city traffic.Even little children can navigate through that company's website.
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