steer

Meaning

Verb

1. (intransitive) To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
2. (transitive) To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
3. (intransitive) To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm.
4. (transitive) To direct a group of animals.
5. (transitive) To maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action.
6. (reflexive) To conduct oneself; to take or pursue a course of action.
7. (transitive) To direct a conversation.
8. (transitive) To direct or send an object into a specific place

Noun

1. (informal) A suggestion about a course of action.
2. (obsolete) A helmsman; a pilot.

Noun

The castrated male of cattle, especially one raised for beef production.

Synonyms

drive

direct

guide

ox

🐂

pilot

🧑‍✈️

manage

lead

bullock

bull

head

conduct

helm

bovine

cow

🐮

control

hint

tip

wind

maneuver

navigate

take the tiller

confidential information

fly

✈️

manoeuvre

address

channelize

wend

manoeuver

young ox

command

aim

rudder

point

beef

paddle

route

train

🚋

channelise

canalize

draw rein

domineer

angle

cue

cox

modification

mentor

bring

airplane

✈️

adjustment

make

Translations

manzo

conduire

steuern

lenken

diriger

besturen

guiar

dirigir

boi

🐂

guidare

bœuf

🐂

conducir

Ochse

🐂

manejar

conduzir

Pronounced as (IPA)

/stɪə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: steeren

Inherited from Old English: stēoran

Inherited from Middle English: steere

Inherited from Old English: stēor

Cognate with Dutch: stuur

Cognate with German: Steuer

Cognate with Icelandic: stýri

Inherited from Middle English: steer

Cognate with Dutch: stier

Cognate with German: Stier

Cognate with Icelandic: stjór

Cognate with Latin: taurus

Cognate with Greek: ταύρος

In summary

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.