circumnavigate

«circumnavigate» in Mova's school dictionary: To sail, fly or travel all the way around something… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (circumnavigate, circumnavigates, circumnavigated, circumnavigating)

meaning for a pupil

1) To sail, fly or travel all the way around something, especially the world or an island. tree →

2) To find a way around a problem or obstacle. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history and geography lessons it is linked with explorers like Ferdinand Magellan's crew, who first sailed around the world (1519–1522). In everyday talk it can mean getting around an obstacle. Phrases: "circumnavigate the globe", "circumnavigate the island".

examples

• Magellan's crew were the first to circumnavigate the globe. tree →
• We circumnavigated the lake on our bikes. tree →
• She plans to circumnavigate the world in a small boat. tree →
• We circumnavigated the puddle to keep our shoes dry. tree →
• Pilots have circumnavigated the Earth in balloons. tree →

note

Long word: circum (around) + navigate. Magellan himself died on the voyage; his crew finished it, so it is a trap to say Magellan himself sailed all the way around.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «circumnavigate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.