How to pronounce “navigate”
Say “navigate” in 3 beats
navigate
/ˈnævəˌɡeɪt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /navɪɡeɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- nænæstress
- vəvə
- ɡeɪtɡeɪt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈnævəˌɡeɪt/
- IPA (British)
- /navɪɡeɪt/
- Respelling
- NA-vuh-gayt
- Syllables
- 3 — NÆ-və-ɡeɪt
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: NÆ-və-ɡeɪt. “næ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈnævəˌɡeɪt/
/navɪɡeɪt/
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What “navigate” means
- verb
travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
“The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow”
- verb
act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance
“Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?”
- verb
direct carefully and safely
“He navigated his way to the altar”
Say it in a sentence
“You can navigate that channel only at high tide.”“navigate”, answered
How do you pronounce “navigate”?
“navigate” is pronounced /ˈnævəˌɡeɪt/ (NA-vuh-gayt) in American English and /navɪɡeɪt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “næ”. Build it as NÆ-və-ɡeɪt, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “navigate” have?
3: næ · və · ɡeɪt. The beat lands on the first, “næ”.
Is “navigate” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈnævəˌɡeɪt/ (NA-vuh-gayt); British English says /navɪɡeɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “navigate” mean?
As a verb: travel on water propelled by wind or by other means For example: “The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “navigate”?
Stress the first syllable: NÆ-və-ɡeɪt. “næ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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