🧭navigate

verb
/ˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/

Meaning

To plan and direct the course of a ship, vehicle, or journey.
To plan and direct the route or course of a ship, aircraft, or other form of transport.

Example Sentences

The captain navigated the ship safely through the storm.

The GPS helps navigate complex routes.

Example Expressions

navigate through difficulties

Synonyms

steer, guide, pilot, control, maneuver, direct
Entry 1
steer, guide, pilot, control, maneuver
Entry 2
steer, direct

Antonyms

mislead, drift, lose
Entry 1
mislead, drift
Entry 2
drift, lose

Collocations

navigate a ship, navigate the road, navigate the internet, navigate through

More Example Sentences

This map helps us navigate better.

A student gets lost on her first day at university trying to find the lecture hall for her morning class because the campus is much bigger than she expected and all the buildings look the same from the outside so she asks a senior student for directions who kindly walks with her to the correct building and shows her how to read the campus map on her phone and by the end of the week she can navigate the entire campus easily

A student gets lost on her first day at university trying to find the lecture hall for her morning class because the campus is much bigger than she expected and all the buildings look the same from the outside so she asks a senior student for directions who kindly walks with her to the correct building and shows her how to read the campus map on her phone and by the end of the week she can navigate the entire campus easily feeling grateful for the small act of kindness that made her first day easier.

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