NAVIGATE


Meaning of NAVIGATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈna-və-ˌgāt ]

verb

( -gat·ed ; -gat·ing )

Etymology: Latin navigatus, past participle of navigare, from navis ship + -igare (from agere to drive) — more at agent

Date: 1588

intransitive verb

1. : to travel by water : sail

2. : to steer a course through a medium ; specifically : to operate an airplane

3. : get around , move

transitive verb

1.

a. : to sail over, on, or through

b. : to make one's way over or through : traverse

2.

a. : to steer or manage (a boat) in sailing

b. : to operate or control the course of (as an airplane)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.