steer
To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etcTo guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
» Tom steered the car with his knees.
Tom lenkte den Wagen mit den Knien.
Том керував машиною колінами.
Meaning
8 senses(intransitive)To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
The boat steered towards the iceberg.
I steered homeward.
steuern
управля́тьupravljátʹ
(intransitive)To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm.
The boat steers easily.
steuern
пра́вить рулёмprávitʹ ruljóm, управля́тьupravljátʹ, води́тьvodítʹ
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
(transitive)To direct a group of animals.
direct (oneself) somewhere
(transitive)To maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action.
Hume believes that principles of association steer the imagination of artists.
вести́vestí
(reflexive)To conduct oneself; to take or pursue a course of action.
(transitive)To direct a conversation.
вести́
(transitive)To direct or send an object into a specific place
(transitive)To castrate (a male calf).
Examples
89 sentencesTom steered the car with his knees.
Том керував машиною колінами.
deTom lenkte den Wagen mit den Knien.
I steered clear of sensitive topics.
ruЯ обошел стороной деликатные темы.
deIch habe heikle Themen vermieden.
Did you adjust the steering wheel?
You must steer clear of that gang.
deDu musst dich von dieser Gang fernhalten.
Put both hands on the steering wheel.
ruПоложи обе руки на руль.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 1
Origin
Inherited from Middle English steeren, steren, stiren, sturen, steoren, from Old English sInherited 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”).
Inherited from Middle English steer, ster, from Old English stēor (“a young bull or cow; steer”), from Proto-Germanic *steuraz (“bull; steer”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)táwros (“wild bull; aurochs”). Cognate with Dutch stier, German Stier, Icelandic stjór, Latin taurus (“bull”), Greek ταύρος (távros). Doublet of tur and Taurus.
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Forms
steers, steering, steered, steeredSynonyms
9 synonymsWord family
28 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