Circumnavigate

Pronunciation: /ˌsɜːrkəmˈnævɪˌɡeɪt/

Definitions of circumnavigate

verb to sail or travel all the way around something, typically the world

Example Sentences

A1 The ship will circumnavigate the island.

A2 The airplane successfully circumnavigated the globe.

B1 The explorer planned to circumnavigate the continent by boat.

B2 The solo sailor circumnavigated the world in record time.

C1 The team of researchers circumnavigated the Arctic to study the effects of climate change.

C2 The spacecraft was able to circumnavigate the asteroid field with precision navigation.

Examples of circumnavigate in a Sentence

formal The explorer planned to circumnavigate the globe in his ship.

informal We decided to circumnavigate the city to avoid traffic.

slang Let's try to circumnavigate the rules to get what we want.

figurative She had to circumnavigate the challenges in her career to reach success.

Grammatical Forms of circumnavigate

• past tense: circumnavigated
• plural: circumnavigates
• comparative: more circumnavigable
• superlative: most circumnavigable
• present tense: circumnavigate
• future tense: will circumnavigate
• perfect tense: has circumnavigated
• continuous tense: is circumnavigating
• singular: circumnavigator
• positive degree: circumnavigate
• infinitive: circumnavigate
• gerund: circumnavigating
• participle: circumnavigated

Origin and Evolution of circumnavigate

First Known Use: 1553 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'circumnavigate' originates from the Latin word 'circumnavigatus', which is a combination of 'circum' meaning around and 'navigatus' meaning sailed.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe sailing around the world, 'circumnavigate' has evolved to also mean to go around or bypass something in a figurative sense.