maneuver
To move carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain positionTo move (something, or oneself) carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position.
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» Tom saved Mary's life by performing the Heimlich maneuver.
Tom hat Maria mit dem Heimlich-Handgriff das Leben gerettet. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Том спас Мері життя, застосувавши метод Геймліха. — deniko
Hybrid · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(US, ambitransitive)To move (something, or oneself) carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position.
manövrieren
маневри́роватьmanevrírovatʹ, сманеври́роватьsmanevrírovatʹ
маневрува́тиmanevruváty
(US, figuratively, transitive)To guide, steer, manage purposefully
(US, figuratively, intransitive)To intrigue, manipulate, plot, scheme
The patriarch maneuvered till his offspring occupied countless key posts
- act in order to achieve a certain goal
- perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense
- direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
Examples
27 sentencesTom saved Mary's life by performing the Heimlich maneuver.
Том спас Мері життя, застосувавши метод Геймліха. — deniko
deTom hat Maria mit dem Heimlich-Handgriff das Leben gerettet. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He was maneuvered out of office.
They are maneuvering behind the scene.
deSie arbeiten hinter den Kulissen. — samueldora
Sami didn't have time to maneuver.
The centipede maneuvered through the dense vegetation.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French manœuvre (“manipulation, maneuver”) and manouvrer (“to maneuver”), fromFrom Middle French manœuvre (“manipulation, maneuver”) and manouvrer (“to maneuver”), from Old French manovre (“handwork, manual labor”), from Medieval Latin manopera, manuopera (“work done by hand, handwork”), from manu (“by hand”) + operari (“to work”). First recorded in the Capitularies of Charlemagne (800 AD) to mean "chore, manual task", probably as a calque of the Frankish *handuwerk (“hand-work”). Compare Old English handweorc, Old English handġeweorc, German Handwerk. The verb is a doublet of the verb manure.
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Forms
maneuvers, maneuvering, maneuvered, maneuvered| Base form | maneuver · to maneuver |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | maneuvers |
| Present participle | maneuvering |
| Past simple | maneuvered |
| Past participle | maneuvered |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
12 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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