navigate meaning
navigate :
to find the way, to steer
Verb
▪ She navigated the ship through the storm.
▪ She found the way for the ship in the storm.
▪ He navigated the website easily.
▪ He found his way around the website easily.
paraphrasing
▪ steer – to guide
▪ pilot – to control
▪ direct – to lead
▪ maneuver – to move skillfully
Pronunciation
navigate [ˈnæv.ɪˌɡeɪt]
The stress is on 'nav' and sounds like 'nav-i-gate'.
Common phrases and grammar about navigate
navigate - Common meaning
Verb
to find the way, to steer
Part of Speech Changes for "navigate"
▪ navigation (noun) – the act of finding the way
▪ navigable (adjective) – easy to find the way
Common Expressions with "navigate"
▪ navigate a ship – to steer a boat
▪ navigate a website – to find the way on a site
▪ navigate a route – to find a path
▪ navigate through – to find a way through something
Important examples of navigate in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, navigate often refers to finding a way through a system or website.
Example of a confusing word: negotiate (to discuss terms)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
As a verb, navigate often appears in grammar questions to test understanding of its use with objects like systems or routes.
navigate
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
navigate a course
'find a path', used when talking about directing a vehicle or planning a route.
navigate uncharted waters
means 'to deal with unknown situations'.
Differences between similar words and navigate
navigate
,
steer
differences
Navigate is used to find a way or direction, while steer is more about controlling the direction of a vehicle.
navigate
,
pilot
differences
Navigate is about finding a way, while pilot is about controlling or flying an aircraft.
Words with the same origin as navigate
The origin of navigate
Navigate comes from the Latin 'navigare', meaning to sail or find a way by sea.
Word structure
It has the prefix nav (ship), root ig (drive), and suffix ate (verb), so navigate means 'to drive a ship'.
Words with the same origin
The root of navigate is nav (ship). Words with the same root include navy (military ships), naval (related to ships).
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