English Explanatory Dictionary

steer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
  2. To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm.
  3. To direct a group of animals.
  4. To maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action.
  5. To conduct oneself; to take or pursue a course of action.
  6. To direct a conversation.
  7. To direct or send an object into a specific place
noun
  1. A suggestion about a course of action.
  2. A helmsman; a pilot.
noun
  1. The castrated male of cattle, especially one raised for beef production.
verb
  1. To castrate (a male calf).
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

stĭər /stɪə/ /stɪɹ/ /stɪɚ/ en-us-steer.ogg

Word forms

steer steers steering steered

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English steeren, steren, stiren, sturen, steoren, from Old English stēoran, stīeran, stȳran (“to steer; guide a vessel”), from Proto-West Germanic *stiurijan (“to steer”), from Proto-Germanic *stiurijaną (“to steer”). The noun is from Middle English steere, stere (“rudder”), steor, from Old English stēor, stȳr (“steering; guidance; direction”). Compare Dutch stuur, German Steuer, Icelandic stýri.

Synonyms

ox

Related words

differential steering steering wheel throttle steering torque steer starboard

Derived words

autosteer besteer countersteer course to steer missteer outsteer oversteer resteer shuffle steer skidsteer starboard steerability steerable steerage steer clear steerer steeringly steersman steersmate steersperson steerswoman stivot understeer unsteered bum steer steerless steer tube Judas steer steerling wild as a Tuckernuck steer

Translations

Albanian: prij Albanian: udhëheq Arabic: قَادَ Arabic: قاد Armenian: վարել Basque: gidatu Bulgarian: насочвам се Bulgarian: управлявам Catalan: guiar Catalan: portar Catalan: menar Catalan: governar Catalan: dirigir Chinese Mandarin: 掌舵 Chinese Mandarin: 驾驶 Chinese Mandarin: 指导 Chinese Mandarin: 引导 Czech: řídit Czech: směrovat Danish: styre Esperanto: stiriĝi Esperanto: stiri Estonian: juhtima Finnish: ohjata Finnish: ajaa French: conduire French: guider French: diriger French: piloter French: barrer Galician: gobernar Galician: conducir Georgian: მართვა Georgian: მართავს German: steuern Ancient Greek: κυβερνάω Hebrew: נוהג Hebrew: נוהג ב־ Hungarian: kormányoz Hungarian: irányít Hungarian: vezet Italian: sterzare Italian: guidare Italian: dirigere Italian: governare Italian: manovrare Japanese: 操縦する Japanese: 舵を取る Japanese: 操舵する Japanese: 運転する Latvian: vadīt Latvian: stūrēt Macedonian: управува Māori: tia Māori: ue Māori: urungi Māori: rūnā Māori: whakatere Mongolian: залах Mongolian: жолоодох Occitan: menar Occitan: conduire Occitan: guidar Occitan: governar Occitan: pilotar Occitan: dirigir Polish: kierować Polish: sterować Portuguese: direcionar Portuguese: guiar Romanian: conduce Romanian: cârmi Romanian: dirija Russian: управля́ть Russian: пра́вить рулём Russian: води́ть Serbo-Croatian: upravljati Serbo-Croatian: usmjeravati Serbo-Croatian: kormilariti Spanish: dirigir Spanish: conducir Spanish: guiar Swedish: styra Thai: ถือพวงมาลัย Dutch: besturen Latin: gubernō Sanskrit: राष्टि Turkish: yönetmek
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