navigate

Everyday

1. To find the way to a place, using a map, compass, stars or GPS. tree →
2. To steer a ship, plane or vehicle along a route. tree →
3. To move safely through or past difficult things: navigate the busy streets. tree →
4. (computing) To move around a website or app: navigate to the menu. tree →
5. To deal with a hard situation: navigate friendships. tree →

In the lessons

In geography lessons pupils navigate with maps and compasses (orienteering). In history, explorers navigated by the stars. On computers you navigate a website. In everyday life someone in the passenger seat navigates for the driver. Phrases: navigate by the stars, navigate the website, navigate your way.

Examples

• We used a compass to navigate through the forest. tree →
• Sailors once navigated by the stars. tree →
• Can you navigate while I drive? tree →
• It was hard to navigate the crowded station. tree →
• Click here to navigate to the home page. tree →
• Bats navigate in the dark using sound. tree →
• The captain navigated the ship through the storm. tree →
• Starting a new school can be tricky to navigate. tree →

Note

Regular verb: navigated, navigating. Noun: navigation; person: navigator. Related to Latin for «ship». Similar: steer, find your way.