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- [nav-i-geyt]
- /ˈnæv ɪˌgeɪt/
- /ˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [nav-i-geyt]
- /ˈnæv ɪˌgeɪt/
Definitions of navigating word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of NAVIGATING navigation 3
- verb with object navigating to move on, over, or through (water, air, or land) in a ship or aircraft: to navigate a river. 1
- verb with object navigating to direct or manage (a ship, aircraft, or guided missile) on its course. 1
- verb with object navigating to ascertain or plot and control the course or position of (a ship, aircraft, etc.). 1
- verb with object navigating to pass over (the sea or other body of water), as a ship does. 1
- verb with object navigating to walk or find one's way on, in, or across: It was difficult to navigate the stairs in the dark. 1
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Origin of navigating
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; < Latin nāvigātus, past participle of nāvigāre to sail, derivative of nāvis ship; for formation, see fumigate
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Parts of speech for Navigating
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
navigating popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
navigating usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for navigating
noun navigating
- voyaging — a course of travel or passage, especially a long journey by water to a distant place.
- steerage — a part or division of a ship, formerly the part containing the steering apparatus.
- seamanship — knowledge and skill pertaining to the operation, navigation, management, safety, and maintenance of a ship.
- navigation — the act or process of navigating.
- helmsman — a person who steers a ship.
adjective navigating
- oceanographic — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
- navigational — the act or process of navigating.
- nautical — of or relating to sailors, ships, or navigation: nautical terms.
- seagoing — designed or fit for going to sea, as a vessel.
- oceangoing — (of a ship) designed and equipped to travel on the open sea.
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