steer
Part of speech: verb
noun
Morphological type: simple
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.
Inflected forms:
form: steers
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: steering
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: steered
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: steered
pos: verb
tags: past
form: steers
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: The boat steered towards the iceberg.
I steered homeward.
gloss: To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: I find it very difficult to steer a skateboard.
When planning the boat trip, we had completely forgotten that we needed somebody to steer.
I leap on board: no helmsman steers: I float till all is dark.
gloss: To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: The boat steers easily.
Where the wind / Veers oft, as oft [a ship] so steers, and shifts her sail.
gloss: To direct a group of animals.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
gloss: To maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: Hume believes that principles of association steer the imagination of artists.
gloss: To conduct oneself; to take or pursue a course of action.
pos: verb
tags: reflexive
gloss: To direct a conversation.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
gloss: To direct or send an object into a specific place
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: Sterling, who scored the winners against Croatia and the Czech Republic in the group stage, steered in Luke Shaw's cross after 75 minutes to send England's fans, with more than 40,000 inside Wembley, into wild celebrations.
gloss: A suggestion about a course of action.
pos: noun
tags: informal
examples: I tried to give you the steer, but I guess I didn't get it over. Everybody knew it but you.
gloss: A helmsman; a pilot.
pos: noun
tags: obsolete
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
Translations:
lang: Albanian
word: prij
lang: Albanian
word: udhëheq
lang: Arabic
word: قَادَ
roman: qāda
lang: Arabic
word: قاد
roman: qad
lang: Armenian
word: վարել
roman: varel
lang: Basque
word: gidatu
lang: Bulgarian
word: насочвам се
roman: nasočvam se
lang: Catalan
word: guiar
lang: Catalan
word: portar
lang: Catalan
word: menar
lang: Catalan
word: governar
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 掌舵
roman: zhǎngduò
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 驾驶
roman: jiàshǐ
lang: Czech
word: řídit
lang: Danish
word: styre
lang: Esperanto
word: stiriĝi
lang: Estonian
word: juhtima
lang: Finnish
word: ohjata
lang: Finnish
word: ajaa
lang: French
word: conduire
lang: French
word: guider
lang: French
word: diriger
lang: French
word: piloter
lang: French
word: barrer
lang: Galician
word: gobernar
lang: Galician
word: conducir
lang: Georgian
word: მართვა
roman: martva
lang: German
word: steuern
lang: Ancient Greek
word: κυβερνάω
roman: kubernáō
lang: Hebrew
word: נוהג
roman: nohég
lang: Hungarian
word: kormányoz
lang: Hungarian
word: irányít
lang: Hungarian
word: vezet
lang: Italian
word: sterzare
lang: Japanese
word: 操縦する
roman: sōjū suru
lang: Japanese
word: 舵を取る
roman: kaji wo toru
lang: Japanese
word: 操舵する
roman: sōda suru
lang: Japanese
word: 運転する
roman: unten suru
lang: Latvian
word: vadīt
lang: Latvian
word: stūrēt
lang: Macedonian
word: управува
roman: upravuva
lang: Māori
word: tia
lang: Māori
word: ue
lang: Māori
word: urungi
lang: Māori
word: rūnā
lang: Māori
word: ue
lang: Mongolian
word: залах
roman: zalax
lang: Occitan
word: menar
lang: Occitan
word: conduire
lang: Occitan
word: guidar
lang: Occitan
word: governar
lang: Occitan
word: pilotar
lang: Polish
word: kierować
lang: Polish
word: sterować
lang: Portuguese
word: direcionar
lang: Portuguese
word: guiar
lang: Romanian
word: conduce
lang: Romanian
word: cârmi
lang: Romanian
word: dirija
lang: Russian
word: управля́ть
roman: upravljátʹ
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: upravljati
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: usmjeravati
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: kormilariti
lang: Spanish
word: dirigir
lang: Spanish
word: conducir
lang: Swedish
word: styra
lang: Thai
word: ถือพวงมาลัย
roman: tĕu puang maalai
lang: Arabic
word: قَادَ
roman: qāda
lang: Armenian
word: վարել
roman: varel
lang: Bulgarian
word: управлявам
roman: upravljavam
lang: Bulgarian
word: насочвам се
roman: nasočvam se
lang: Catalan
word: dirigir
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 指导
roman: zhǐdǎo
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 引导
roman: yǐndǎo
lang: Czech
word: řídit
lang: Czech
word: směrovat
lang: Danish
word: styre
lang: Dutch
word: besturen
lang: Esperanto
word: stiri
lang: Estonian
word: juhtima
lang: Finnish
word: ohjata
lang: Finnish
word: ajaa
lang: Galician
word: gobernar
lang: Galician
word: conducir
lang: Georgian
word: მართავს
roman: martavs
lang: German
word: steuern
lang: Ancient Greek
word: κυβερνάω
roman: kubernáō
lang: Hebrew
word: נוהג ב־
roman: nohég b-
lang: Hungarian
word: kormányoz
lang: Hungarian
word: irányít
lang: Italian
word: guidare
lang: Italian
word: dirigere
lang: Italian
word: governare
lang: Italian
word: manovrare
lang: Japanese
word: 操縦する
roman: sōjū suru
lang: Japanese
word: 舵を取る
roman: kaji wo toru
lang: Japanese
word: 操舵する
roman: sōda suru
lang: Japanese
word: 運転する
roman: unten suru
lang: Latin
word: gubernō
lang: Latvian
word: vadīt
lang: Māori
word: rūnā
lang: Māori
word: whakatere
lang: Māori
word: urungi
lang: Māori
word: tia
lang: Mongolian
word: жолоодох
roman: žoloodox
lang: Occitan
word: dirigir
lang: Occitan
word: guidar
lang: Occitan
word: governar
lang: Polish
word: kierować
lang: Polish
word: sterować
lang: Portuguese
word: direcionar
lang: Portuguese
word: guiar
lang: Romanian
word: conduce
lang: Russian
word: пра́вить рулём
roman: právitʹ ruljóm
lang: Russian
word: управля́ть
roman: upravljátʹ
lang: Russian
word: води́ть
roman: vodítʹ
lang: Sanskrit
word: राष्टि
roman: rāṣṭi
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: upravljati
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: usmjeravati
lang: Spanish
word: dirigir
lang: Spanish
word: conducir
lang: Spanish
word: guiar
lang: Swedish
word: styra
lang: Turkish
word: yönetmek