manoeuvre
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
- maneuver (US), manœuvre (archaic), manoeuver (sometimes considered misspelling), manouver (sometimes considered misspelling), manouvre (sometimes considered misspelling)
[edit] Etymology
From the French noun manœuvre and verb manœuvrer, from Old French manovrer, from Vulgar Latin *manuoperare, from Latin manu (“by hand”) + operari (“to work”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /məˈnuːvə(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /m@"nu:v@(r\)/
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Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -uːvə(r)
- Hyphenation: ma‧noeu‧vre
[edit] Noun
manoeuvre (plural manoeuvres)
- (UK) A movement, often one performed with difficulty.
- (UK, often plural) A large movement of military troops.
- The British army was on manoeuvres.
[edit] Translations
a movement, often one performed with difficulty
a large movement of military troops
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[edit] Verb
manoeuvre (third-person singular simple present manoeuvres, present participle manoeuvring, simple past and past participle manoeuvred)
- (transitive, UK) To move (something) carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position.
[edit] Translations
to move (something) carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position
