Past tense of navigate
regular verb
The past tense of navigate is navigated. The past participle is also navigated.
Forms of navigate
| Base form (V1) | navigate /ˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | navigated |
| Past participle (V3) | navigated |
| Present participle | navigating |
| Third person singular | navigates |
Navigated in a sentence
- He navigated the bomber to the Ruhr.
- We navigated to France in the dinghy.
- Such was her legal understanding that she navigated the negotiation with ease.From the entry such
- He navigated the course adeptly, having trained on it for months ahead of time.From the entry adeptly
- With great skill, she navigated through the tricky passage.From the entry skill
Meaning of 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.
- verb To give directions, as from a map, to someone driving a vehicle.
- verb To travel over water in a ship; to sail.
Questions about the past tense of navigate
- What is the past tense of navigate?
- The past tense of navigate is navigated.
- What is the past participle of navigate?
- The past participle of navigate is navigated.
- Is navigate a regular or irregular verb?
- Navigate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: navigate (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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