stuur
Meaning
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- (neuter) a steering device, notably a steering wheel in a vehicle or handlebars on a bicycle
- (figuratively,neuter) (used absolutely, with the definite article: het stuur) Control
- (neuter,obsolete) a tax, a levy
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/styr/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch stier, stuur, from the root of Etymology 2 below. For the obsolete sense “tax”, compare German Steuer; the original meaning was "support."
New
sturen
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- (transitive) to steer, guide
- (transitive) to send
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