Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to circumnavigate
Participle: circumnavigated
Gerund: circumnavigating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | circumnavigate |
| you | circumnavigate |
| he;she;it | circumnavigates |
| we | circumnavigate |
| you | circumnavigate |
| they | circumnavigate |
Perfect
| I | have circumnavigated |
| you | have circumnavigated |
| he;she;it | has circumnavigated |
| we | have circumnavigated |
| you | have circumnavigated |
| they | have circumnavigated |
Past
| I | circumnavigated |
| you | circumnavigated |
| he;she;it | circumnavigated |
| we | circumnavigated |
| you | circumnavigated |
| they | circumnavigated |
Pluperfect
| I | had circumnavigated |
| you | had circumnavigated |
| he;she;it | had circumnavigated |
| we | had circumnavigated |
| you | had circumnavigated |
| they | had circumnavigated |
Future
| I | will circumnavigate |
| you | will circumnavigate |
| he;she;it | will circumnavigate |
| we | will circumnavigate |
| you | will circumnavigate |
| they | will circumnavigate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have circumnavigated |
| you | will have circumnavigated |
| he;she;it | will have circumnavigated |
| we | will have circumnavigated |
| you | will have circumnavigated |
| they | will have circumnavigated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | circumnavigate |
| you | circumnavigate |
| he;she;it | circumnavigate |
| we | circumnavigate |
| you | circumnavigate |
| they | circumnavigate |
Perfect
| I | have circumnavigated |
| you | have circumnavigated |
| he;she;it | have circumnavigated |
| we | have circumnavigated |
| you | have circumnavigated |
| they | have circumnavigated |
Imperfect
| I | circumnavigated |
| you | circumnavigated |
| he;she;it | circumnavigated |
| we | circumnavigated |
| you | circumnavigated |
| they | circumnavigated |
Pluperfect
| I | had circumnavigated |
| you | had circumnavigated |
| he;she;it | had circumnavigated |
| we | had circumnavigated |
| you | had circumnavigated |
| they | had circumnavigated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would circumnavigate |
| you | would circumnavigate |
| he;she;it | would circumnavigate |
| we | would circumnavigate |
| you | would circumnavigate |
| they | would circumnavigate |
Perfect
| I | would have circumnavigated |
| you | would have circumnavigated |
| he;she;it | would have circumnavigated |
| we | would have circumnavigated |
| you | would have circumnavigated |
| they | would have circumnavigated |
Imperative
| you | circumnavigate |
| we | Let's circumnavigate |
| you | circumnavigate |
Verbs conjugated like 'circumnavigate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'circumnavigate'
circumagitate,
circumnutate,
circumvallate,
circumambulate,
circumgyrate,
circumrotate,
circumstantiate,
circumundulate,
circumvolute,
renavigate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- travel completely around
- around, sail
- circumvent
- round
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin circumnāvigātus, perfect passive participle of circumnāvigō (“sail round something, circumnavigate”), from circum (“about, around”) + nāvigō (“sail, navigate”), from nāvis (“ship”) + agō (“do”). By surface analysis, circum- + navigate.
Sample Sentences
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We circumnavigated the Mediterranean.
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On horses they circumnavigated the fields, comparing the progress of the harvest on the two halves. [2016, Colson Whitehead, The Underground Railroad, Fleet, published 2017, page 50:]
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One of the things making the trip possible is Rutherford’s microlight aircraft. Microlights are small one or two-seat planes used for leisure or personal transport. If she completes her trip, Rutherford will also claim the record for the youngest person to circumnavigate the world solo in a microlight aircraft. [2021 August 18, Rebecca Cairns, “This teenage aviator hopes to be the youngest woman to fly solo around the world”, in CNN, archived from the original on 13 Feb 2022:]
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Rebel of the tournament: Saudi Arabia’s Malek Al Hawsawi, who circumnavigated Fifa’s ban on jewellery by keeping his ring in his mouth. [2006 July 9, “Magic month of memories”, in Times of London:]
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Patrick Childress, who solo circumnavigated on a Catalina 27 in 1982, stresses the value of eggs, which will keep at least six weeks if previously unrefrigerated and oiled with vegetable shortening. [1992, Richard Henderson, Singlehanded Sailing, →ISBN, page 225:]
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Jack and Lura Francis, both fairly tall, circumnavigated on a Westsail 32. [1997, Diana Jessie, The Cruising Woman's Advisor, →ISBN, page 30:]
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Chay Blyth was the first when he circumnavigated in British Steel in 292 days in 1970 in a voyage that some predicted would end in certain death. [2004 March 10, Edward Gorman, “Van den Heede rewarded for perseverance”, in Times of London:]