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Definition steer
Etymology 1
From Middle English steeren, steren, stiren, sturen, steoren, from Old English st?oran, st?eran, st?ran (“to steer; guide a vessel”), from Proto-Germanic *stiurijan? (“to steer”).
The noun is from Middle English steere, stere, steor, from Old English st?or, st?r (“steering; guidance; direction”). Compare Dutch stuur, German Steuer, Icelandic stýri.
Verb
steer (third-person singular simple present steers, present participle steering, simple past and past participle steered)
- (intransitive) To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
- (transitive) To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
- (intransitive) To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm.
- (transitive) To direct a group of animals.
- (transitive) To maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action.
- (transitive) To direct a conversation.
- To conduct oneself; to take or pursue a course of action.
Noun
steer (plural steers)
- (informal) A suggestion about a course of action.
- (obsolete) A helmsman; a pilot.
Etymology 2
From Middle English stere, steer, ster, steor, from Old English st?or (“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 ?????? (távros).
Noun
steer (plural steers)
Verb
steer (third-person singular simple present steers, present participle steering, simple past and past participle steered)
- (transitive) To castrate (a male calf).
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