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circumnavigate
cir·cum·nav·i·gate C0366100 (sûr′kəm-năv′ĭ-gāt′)tr.v. cir·cum·nav·i·gat·ed, cir·cum·nav·i·gat·ing, cir·cum·nav·i·gates 1. To proceed completely around: circumnavigating the earth.2. To go around; circumvent: circumnavigate the downtown traffic. cir′cum·nav′i·ga′tion n.cir′cum·nav′i·ga′tor n.circumnavigate (ˌsɜːkəmˈnævɪˌɡeɪt) vb (Navigation) (tr) to sail or fly completely around ˌcircumˈnavigable adj ˌcircumˌnaviˈgation n ˌcircumˈnaviˌgator ncir•cum•nav•i•gate (ˌsɜr kəmˈnæv ɪˌgeɪt) v.t. -gat•ed, -gat•ing. 1. to sail or fly completely around. 2. to go or maneuver around. [1625–35; < Latin circumnāvigātus, past participle of circumnāvigāre=circum- circum- + nāvigāre to sail; see navigate] cir`cum•nav′i•ga•ble (-gə bəl) adj. cir`cum•nav`i•ga′tion, n. cir`cum•nav′i•ga`tor, n. circumnavigate Past participle: circumnavigated Gerund: circumnavigating
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circumnavigate | circumnavigate |
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I circumnavigate | you circumnavigate | he/she/it circumnavigates | we circumnavigate | you circumnavigate | they circumnavigate |
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I circumnavigated | you circumnavigated | he/she/it circumnavigated | we circumnavigated | you circumnavigated | they circumnavigated |
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I am circumnavigating | you are circumnavigating | he/she/it is circumnavigating | we are circumnavigating | you are circumnavigating | they are circumnavigating |
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I have circumnavigated | you have circumnavigated | he/she/it has circumnavigated | we have circumnavigated | you have circumnavigated | they have circumnavigated |
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I was circumnavigating | you were circumnavigating | he/she/it was circumnavigating | we were circumnavigating | you were circumnavigating | they were circumnavigating |
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I had circumnavigated | you had circumnavigated | he/she/it had circumnavigated | we had circumnavigated | you had circumnavigated | they had circumnavigated |
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I will circumnavigate | you will circumnavigate | he/she/it will circumnavigate | we will circumnavigate | you will circumnavigate | they will circumnavigate |
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I will have circumnavigated | you will have circumnavigated | he/she/it will have circumnavigated | we will have circumnavigated | you will have circumnavigated | they will have circumnavigated |
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I will be circumnavigating | you will be circumnavigating | he/she/it will be circumnavigating | we will be circumnavigating | you will be circumnavigating | they will be circumnavigating |
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I have been circumnavigating | you have been circumnavigating | he/she/it has been circumnavigating | we have been circumnavigating | you have been circumnavigating | they have been circumnavigating |
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I will have been circumnavigating | you will have been circumnavigating | he/she/it will have been circumnavigating | we will have been circumnavigating | you will have been circumnavigating | they will have been circumnavigating |
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I had been circumnavigating | you had been circumnavigating | he/she/it had been circumnavigating | we had been circumnavigating | you had been circumnavigating | they had been circumnavigating |
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I would circumnavigate | you would circumnavigate | he/she/it would circumnavigate | we would circumnavigate | you would circumnavigate | they would circumnavigate |
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I would have circumnavigated | you would have circumnavigated | he/she/it would have circumnavigated | we would have circumnavigated | you would have circumnavigated | they would have circumnavigated | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | circumnavigate - travel around, either by plane or ship; "We compassed the earth"compasscircle - travel around something; "circle the globe" |
circumnavigateverbTo pass around but not through:bypass, circumvent, detour, go around, skirt.Translationscircumnavigate (səːkəmˈnӕvigeit) verb to sail round (especially the world). 環航(世界) 环航(世界) ˈcircumˌnaviˈgation noun 環球航行 环球航行AcronymsSeeCIRNAVcircumnavigate Related to circumnavigate: Circumnavigate the globeSynonyms for circumnavigateverb to pass around but not throughSynonyms- bypass
- circumvent
- detour
- go around
- skirt
Synonyms for circumnavigateverb travel around, either by plane or shipSynonymsRelated Words |