navigate

v., -gat·ed, -gat·ing, -gates.

v.tr.

1. To plan, record, and control the course and position of (a ship or aircraft).
2. To follow a planned course on, across, or through: navigate a stream.

v.intr.

1. To control the course of a ship or aircraft.
2. To voyage over water in a boat or ship; sail.
3. 1. To make one's way: navigated with difficulty through the crowd.
   2. Informal. To walk: He was too unsteady on his legs to navigate.

[Latin nāvigāre, nāvigāt- : nāvis, ship + agere, to drive, lead.]

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verb

To direct the course of carefully: guide, jockey, maneuver, pilot, steer. Idioms: back and fill. See control/uncontrol, move/halt.

v

Definition: guide along path
Antonyms: get lost

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IN BRIEF: To control the course of a ship or plane.

A pilot boat was brought in to help the ship navigate the narrow channel.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - sejle, navigere, styre
v. intr. - navigere, gå

Nederlands (Dutch)
navigeren, de weg wijzen, (be)varen, (be) vliegen, loodsen, (be) sturen

Français (French)
v. tr. - parcourir, naviguer, piloter, gouverner
v. intr. - (Naut, Aviat) naviguer, (Aut) faire le copilote, tenir la carte, retrouver son chemin

Deutsch (German)
v. - navigieren, steuern, befahren, durchfliegen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - πλοηγώ, κυβερνώ, διευθύνω, διαπλέω, ταξιδεύω

Italiano (Italian)
navigare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - navegar, pilotar

Русский (Russian)
вести корабль/самолет, плыть

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - gobernar, navegar
v. intr. - gobernar, conducir, guiar, navegar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - navigera, flyga, segla (på/över), lotsa (sig), styra, manövrera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
航行于, 操纵, 驾驶, 航行, 航空, 导航, 驾驶船舶

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 航行於, 操縱, 駕駛
v. intr. - 航行, 航空, 導航, 駕駛船舶

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 조종하다, 걸어서 가다, 진행시키다
v. intr. - (환자, 술 취한 사람)제대로 걸어서 가다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 操縦する, 航行する, 飛行する, うまく通す, うまく通る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يبحر, يجتاز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ניווט ספינה או מטוס, נהג בספינה, הפליג בים, שט בנהר, הטיס מטוס, טס, נסע בספינה, פילס דרך בהמון‬
v. intr. - ‮ניתב במסלול הנכון, עזר לנהג לנווט‬

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