The meaning of NAVIGATE is to travel by water : sail. How to use navigate in a sentence.

NAVIGATE meaning: 1. to direct the way that a ship, aircraft, etc. will travel, or to find a direction across, along…. Learn more.

When fish, animals, or insects navigate somewhere, they find the right direction to go and travel there. In tests, the bees navigate back home after being placed in a field a mile away.

Definition of navigate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

5. to walk or to find one's way on, in, or across: to navigate the stairs.

to walk or find one's way on, in, or across: [~ + object] It was hard to navigate the stairs in the dark. [no object] Do you think you can navigate through the downtown area safely?

There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb navigate, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

To navigate is to determine a path or course. If you volunteer to navigate on your family’s road trip to Alaska, be sure you’re the type who’s willing to stop and ask for directions. Navigate, like “navy” and …

To give directions to the driver of an automobile, especially by reading a map. Used of a passenger. You drive; I'll navigate.

Oct 21, 2025 · navigate (third-person singular simple present navigates, present participle navigating, simple past and past participle navigated) (transitive) To plan, control and record the position and …