navigate — to find the way from one place to another, especially when you are traveling in a vehicle, ship, or aircraft
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to find the way from one place to another, especially when you are traveling in a vehicle, ship, or aircraft
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈnævɪɡeɪt/
Example Sentences
- My dad still refuses to use GPS and tries to navigate using his 20-year-old paper map.
- Teenagers can navigate social media faster than adults can navigate a parking lot.
- Students must navigate through various challenges during exam period.
navigate
VERB[/ˈnævɪɡeɪt/]
to find the way from one place to another, especially when you are traveling in a vehicle, ship, or aircraft
She navigated the narrow mountain road carefully through the heavy fog.
The captain navigated through the hidden gate between dangerous reefs. (NAVI(guide) + GATE(pathway) → to navigate is to find the correct gate or path through complexity)
They navigated the rescue route carefully, calculated every risk, and communicated constantly through the storm.
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🌳Etymology
Origin
Navigate derives from Latin navigatus, the past participle of navigare, which combines navis (ship) and agere (to drive or move). Originally used to describe steering a ship at sea, the term has expanded metaphorically to mean finding one's way through any path or situation.
Breakdown
navis (ship) + agere (to drive, move) = navigare (to sail); the English verb navigate is formed from the Latin past participle navigatus.
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📝Examples
“My dad still refuses to use GPS and tries to navigate using his 20-year-old paper map.”
“Teenagers can navigate social media faster than adults can navigate a parking lot.”
“Students must navigate through various challenges during exam period.”
“The new employee is still learning to navigate the company's complex computer system.”
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