navigatenav‧i‧gate /ˈnævɪɡeɪt/ verb 
I’ll drive, you take the map and navigate. Early explorers used to navigate by the stars.navigate your way through/to/around something We managed to navigate our way through the forest.2[intransitive, transitive] to understand or deal with something complicated: A solicitor will help you navigate the complex legal system.navigate through I am currently trying to navigate through a whole stack of information on the subject.3[transitive] to sail along a river or other area of water: The river is too dangerous to navigate.4[intransitive, transitive] to find your way around on a particular website, or to move from one website to another: The magazine’s website is easy to navigate.
WORD ORIGINnavigate
Origin:
1500-1600 Latin past participle of navigare, from navis ‘ship’VERB TABLE
navigate
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | navigate |
| he, she, it | navigates | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | navigated |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have navigated |
| he, she, it | has navigated | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had navigated |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will navigate |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have navigated |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am navigating |
| he, she, it | is navigating | |
| you, we, they | are navigating | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was navigating |
| you, we, they | were navigating | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been navigating |
| he, she, it | has been navigating | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been navigating |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be navigating |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been navigating |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Americans may also have to navigate major changes in the housing market.
- As a cadet, you'll have to navigate through the academy's internal politics.
- I don't mind driving but I'd like you to navigate.
- Some birds fly at night and navigate by the stars.
- The Elbe River is not as easy to navigate as the Rhine.
- This time I'll drive and you navigate.
- He demonstrated, for example, how to navigate your way over an obstacle like a gate, without disturbing the bird.
- He is navigating a transport ship coming in to land on Mars.
- In times past we Rabari navigated entirely by the stars.
- Once again, you navigate dark passageways and hostile environments, killing everything that moves.
- The eldritch gulls, who navigate with their far-flung friends the rowdy sea-air above London, complicated the dream.
- They navigate by the stars and by the lie of the land.
- Those lower down lack both the material and social resources which those higher up can employ to navigate a flexible labour market.
- Web Rep is part of a growing breed of companies trying to navigate the unfolding world of interactive advertising.
WORD SETS
accelerate, verbaerodynamic, adjectiveaerodynamics, nounairfreight, nounaisle, nounarr., baggage room, nounboard, verbboarding, nounBOL, booking office, nounbrake, nounbrake, verbbrake light, nounbrake shoe, nounbreakdown clause, bulk freight, C&F, cable car, nouncable railway, nouncargo, nouncarriage, nouncarrier, nouncart, nounCFR, change, verbchange, nounchassis, nounchopper, nounCMR, compartment, nounconcourse, nounconductor, nouncongested, adjectiveconnect, verbconnection, nounconsolidator, nouncontainer, nounconveyance, nounconvoy, nouncouple, verbcoupling, nouncourier, nouncourier, verbcrash, verbcrash, nouncrew, nouncrewman, nouncruise, verbcutting, noundead reckoning, noundelivery date, departure, noundestination, noundispatch rider, noundistribution channel, diverge, verbdouble-book, verbdrop-off, noundrop-shipping, nounelevated railway, nounengine, nounengineer, nounETA, nounfare, nounfeeder, nounfirst class, nounfirst-class, adjectivefloating insurance, flow, verbFOB, FOB airport, fogbound, adjectiveFOR, fork, nounfork, verbfree of particular average, adjectivefreighter, noungangway, noungross weight, Gro t, gyroscope, nounHague Rules, nounhelmet, nounhigh-speed, adjectivehijack, verbhijack, nounhitch, verbhub airport, ICAO, intercity, adjectiveinternational airport, interstate, adjectivekph, LGV, line, nounloading, nounluge, nounluggage, nounluggage rack, nounmachine, nounmarine insurance, mileage, nounmilepost, nounmotion sickness, nounmph, mudflap, nounnavigate, verbnavigation, nounnet weight, one-way, adjectiveopen insurance, outride, verbovertake, verbpackager, nounpannier, nounpart shipment, passenger, nounpayload, nounportage, nounporter, nounpropulsion, nounramp, nounreceiving office, red-eye, nounregional airport, re-route, verbreturn, nounreturn, adjectivereverse logistics, ride, verbroller, nounround-trip, nounround-trip, adjectiveroute, nounroute, verbrun, verbrun, nounschedule, nounsecond class, nounservice, nounship, verbshipload, nounshipment, nounshipper, nounshipping, nounshuttle, nounshuttle, verbsingle, adjectivesingle, nounski, nounskid, verbskid, nounstabilizer, nounstaging post, nounstall, verbsteering wheel, nounstopping distance, nounstowage, nounsubsonic, adjectivesupersonic, adjectivesurface transport, tailwind, nountanker, nounticket, nountime machine, nountimetable, nountourist class, nountowrope, nountrack, nountrack, verbtraffic, nountranscontinental, adjectivetransfer, verbtransfer, nountransit visa, nountransportation, nountransship, travel insurance, troop carrier, nountruckload, nountunnel, nountwo-seater, nountyre, noununderway, adjectiveU-turn, nounviaduct, nounwheel, nounwheel, verbwreck, nounyaw, verbyield, verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Early explorers used to navigate by the stars.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1[intransitive, transitive] to find which way you need to go when you are travelling from one place to another: Early explorers used to navigate by the stars. (=travel along a river in a boat)· The narrow cliffs once made the river dangerous to navigate.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· Alvin was learning how to navigate the tricky waters of dance funding.· The king of diamonds would navigate us through difficult waters.· Dole navigates the treacherous waters of the budget standoff.
· And that's only one way to navigate.· It provides a simple way to navigate the vast troves of information stored online.· Surf the code Delphi 4 has a number of fast ways of navigating your way quickly through your source code.· Whatever some observers regarded as a blundering approach was a skilful way of navigating the dilemmas confronting him.
VERB· I will return with the birchbark scroll, if I can, to help them navigate to where they belong.· The company makes software to help navigate the World Wide Web.
I’ll drive, you take the map and navigate. Early explorers used to navigate by the stars.navigate your way through/to/around something We managed to navigate our way through the forest.2[intransitive, transitive] to understand or deal with something complicated: A solicitor will help you navigate the complex legal system.navigate through I am currently trying to navigate through a whole stack of information on the subject.3[transitive] to sail along a river or other area of water: The river is too dangerous to navigate.4[intransitive, transitive] to find your way around on a particular website, or to move from one website to another: The magazine’s website is easy to navigate.