manoeuvre
Commonwealth standard spelling of maneuverCommonwealth standard spelling of maneuver.
» Birds change the shape of their wings to turn and manoeuvre.
Vögel verändern zum Wenden und Manövrieren ihre Flügelform.
Meaning
1 sensesCommonwealth standard spelling of maneuver.
- perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense
- act in order to achieve a certain goal
- direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
Examples
3 sentencesBirds change the shape of their wings to turn and manoeuvre.
deVögel verändern zum Wenden und Manövrieren ihre Flügelform.
The pilot pulled the aircraft out of a strong pitch-up manoeuvre.
Do you know the Heimlich manoeuvre?
deKennst du das Heimlich-Manöver?
Origin
From Middle French manœuvre (“manipulation, manoeuvre”) and manouvrer (“to manoeuvre”), frFrom Middle French manœuvre (“manipulation, manoeuvre”) and manouvrer (“to manoeuvre”), from Old French manovre (“handwork, manual labour”), 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 *handwerc (“hand-work”). Compare Old English handweorc, Old English handġeweorc, German Handwerk.
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Forms
manoeuvres, manoeuvring, manoeuvred, manoeuvred| Base form | manoeuvre · to manoeuvre |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | manoeuvres |
| Present participle | manoeuvring |
| Past simple | manoeuvred |
| Past participle | manoeuvred |
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Synonyms
10 synonymsWord family
3 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