navigieren

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German

Etymology

17th century, from Latin nāvigō +‎ -ieren.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naviˈɡiːrən/, , , ,
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  • Rhymes: -iːʁən
  • Hyphenation: na‧vi‧gie‧ren

Verb

navigieren (weak, third-person singular present navigiert, past tense navigierte, past participle navigiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (especially nautical, aviation) to navigate (determine the position of a vehicle and keep it on its course)
  2. (figurative) to navigate (direct someone through a difficult situation)

Usage notes

  • Not used in the general sense of “to sail, go by water”. Not used with the terrain as the object (as in English navigate the sea, the shallows etc.). Seldom used of land vehicles unless technologies such as satnav are used.

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