Definition of navigates in English

Part of speech

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Verb navigates, navigating, navigated
navigate - act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?"
		pilot
		steer, manoeuvre, manoeuver, maneuver, channelize, channelise, guide, head, direct, point direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
		astrogate navigate in space
navigate - direct carefully and safely; "He navigated his way to the altar"
		steer, manoeuvre, manoeuver, maneuver, channelize, channelise, guide, head, direct, point direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
navigate - travel on water propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"
		voyage, sail
		journey, travel change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
		astrogate navigate in space
		cruise sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing; "We were cruising in the Caribbean"

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navigate (Verb)
To plan, control and record the position and course of a vehicle, ship, aircraft etc on a journey; to follow a planned course.
navigate (Verb)
To travel over water in a ship; to sail.
navigate (Verb)
To move from page to page on the internet or within a program by clicking on hyperlinks.

navigate (v. i.)
To joirney by water; to go in a vessel or ship; to perform the duties of a navigator; to use the waters as a highway or channel for commerce or communication; to sail.
navigate (v. t.)
To pass over in ships; to sail over or on; as, to navigate the Atlantic.
navigate (v. t.)
To steer, direct, or manage in sailing; to conduct (ships) upon the water by the art or skill of seamen; as, to navigate a ship.

navigate
To traverse or travel by ship on a body of water.
navigate
To browse the Internet.
navigate
To plan, control and record the position and course of a vehicle, ship, aircraft etc on a journey; to follow a planned course.

navigate
nav′i-gāt, v.t. to steer or manage a ship in sailing: to sail upon.—v.i. to go in a vessel or ship: to sail.—ns. Navigabil′ity, Nav′igableness.—adj. Nav′igable, that may be passed by ships or vessels.—adv. Nav′igably.—ns. Navigā′tion, the act, science, or art of sailing ships: shipping generally: a canal or artificial waterway; Nav′igator, one who navigates or sails: one who directs the course of a ship.—Navigation laws, the laws passed from time to time to regulate the management and privileges of ships, and the conditions under which they may sail or carry on trade.—Aerial navigation, the management of balloons in motion; Inland navigation, the passing of boats, &c., along rivers and canals. [L. navigāre, -ātum—navis, a ship, agĕre, to drive.]