Translate navigate | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of navigate
verb
1 [no object] plan and direct the route or course of a ship, aircraft, or other form of transportation, especially by using instruments or maps:they navigated by the stars [no object, with adverbial of direction] travel on a desired course after planning a route:he taught them how to navigate across the oceans (of an animal or bird) find its way, especially over a long distance:whales use their own inbuilt sonar system to navigate (of a passenger in a vehicle) assist the driver by reading the map and planning a route:we’ll go in my car—you can navigate (of a ship or boat) sail; proceed: [with adverbial of direction]:we sailed out surrounded by loose ice while navigating around larger grounded icebergs
2 [with object] sail or travel over (a stretch of water or terrain), especially carefully or with difficulty:ships had been lost while navigating the narrows the drivers skillfully navigated a twisting and muddy course guide (a vessel or vehicle) over a specified route or terrain:she navigated the car safely through the traffic [no object] Computing move from one accessible page, section, or view of a file or website to another:the new layout makes it easier to navigate through their atlas of world maps
