steer

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Etymology 1

Old English stēor.

Noun

steer (plural steers)

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

Synonyms

• ox

Hypernyms

• cattle

Coordinate terms

• bull
• calf
• cow

Translations

castrated male of cattle

Arabic: ثور (θaur) m. Aramaic: Syriac: ܬܘܪܐ (tōrā, tōro) m. Hebrew: תורא (tōrā, tōro) m. Czech: vůl (cs) m. Danish: stud (da) m. Dutch: os (nl) m. Finnish: härkä (fi) French: boeuf (fr) m. Georgian: მოზვერი (mozveri) German: Ochse m., Mastochse m. (one raised for beef) Hungarian: fiatal ökör

Italian: manzo (it) m. Japanese: 去勢雄牛 (ja) Korean: 수송아지 (susong-aji) Latin: iuvencus (la) m. Mandarin: 閹過的小公牛; yānguo de xiǎo gōngniú Portuguese: boi (pt) Russian: кастрированный бычок (kastrírovannyj byčók) m., бычок-кастрат (byčók-kastrát) m., молодой вол (molodój vol) m. Spanish: buey (es) m. Swedish: stut (sv) Taos: mùoya’ána

Etymology 2

Old English stieran

Noun

steer (plural steers)

1. (informal) A suggestion about a course of action.

   I tried to give you the steer, but I guess I didn't get it over. Everybody knew it but you. (Mark Hellinger, 1939, The Roaring Twenties)

Translations

informal: suggestion about course of action

Chinese: Mandarin: 指导 (zh), 引导 (zh), yǐndǎo Finnish: vinkki (fi)

Georgian: რჩევა (ka) Japanese: 助言 (ja) (jogen)

Verb

steer (third-person singular simple present steers, present participle steering, simple past and past participle steered)

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).

   When planning the boat trip we had completely forgotten that we needed somebody to steer.

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).

   I find it very difficult to steer a skateboard.

3. (transitive) To direct a group of animals.
4. (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.

5. (transitive) To direct a conversation.

Translations

intransitive: to guide the course of

Arabic: قاد (qāda) Armenian: վարել (hy) (varel) Croatian: upravljati (hr), usmjeravati (hr), (vessel) kormilariti (hr) Czech: řídit (cs) Danish: styre (da) Estonian: juhtima (et) Finnish: ohjata (fi), ajaa (fi) Georgian: მართვა (ka) German: steuern (de)

Hungarian: kormányoz (hu), irányít (hu), vezet (hu) Italian: dirigersi (it) Japanese: (vessel, vehicle, aircraft) 操縦する (ja) (sōjū suru); (vessel, aircraft) 舵を取る (ja) (kaji wo toru), 操舵する (ja) (sōda suru); (vehicle) 運転する (ja) (unten suru) Mandarin: 駕駛, jiàshǐ Russian: управлять (ru) (upravlját’) Spanish: mantener (es) Swedish: styra (sv) Thai: ถือพวงมาลัย (tĕu puang maalai)

transitive: to guide the course of

Arabic: قاد (qāda) Armenian: վարել (hy) (varel) Chinese: Mandarin: 指导 (zh), 引导 (zh), yǐndǎo Croatian: upravljati (hr), usmjeravati (hr) Czech: řídit (cs) Danish: styre (da) Dutch: besturen (nl) Esperanto: stiri (eo) Estonian: juhtima (et) Finnish: ohjata (fi), ajaa (fi) Georgian: მართავს (ka)

German: steuern (de) Hungarian: kormányoz (hu), irányít (hu) Italian: guidare (it), dirigere (it), governare (it), manovrare (it) Japanese: (vessel, vehicle, aircraft) 操縦する (ja) (sōjū suru); (vessel, aircraft) 舵を取る (ja) (kaji wo toru), 操舵する (ja) (sōda suru); (vehicle) 運転する (ja) (unten suru) Latin: gubernō (la) Mongolian: жолоодох (mn) (joloodoh) Russian: править (ru) рулём (ru) (právit’ ruljóm), управлять (ru) (upravlját’), водить (ru) (vodít’) Swedish: styra (sv) Turkish: yönetmek (tr)

to direct a group of animals

Armenian: վարել (hy) (varel) Asturian: afalar (ast) Chinese: Mandarin: 驱赶 (zh), qūgǎn Croatian: goniti (hr) Danish: styre (da) Estonian: juhtima (et), karjatama (et) (to herd) Finnish: ajaa (fi), paimentaa (fi) (to herd)

Georgian: გარეკვა (ka), მირეკავს (ka) Hungarian: terel (hu) Italian: condurre (it) Japanese: 率いる (ja) (hikiiru), 導く (ja) (michibiku) Portuguese: conduzir (pt) Spanish: llevar (es) Swedish: leda (sv)

to maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action

Chinese: Mandarin: 控制, 掌管, zhǎnguǎn Croatian: navoditi (hr)

Finnish: ohjata (fi), ohjailla (fi), johdattaa (fi), johdatella (fi) Japanese: 率いる (ja) (hikiiru), 導く (ja) (michibiku) Swedish: styra (sv), leda (sv)

to direct the conversation

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Croatian: navoditi (hr) Danish: styre (da) Finnish: ohjata (fi), ohjailla (fi) Georgian: მართვა (ka), გამართვა (ka)

Hungarian: terel (hu), kormányoz (hu), irányít (hu) Italian: condurre (it) Japanese: 導く (ja) (michibiku) Portuguese: direcionar (pt) Spanish: manejar (es) Swedish: styra (sv)

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See also

• steering wheel
• torque steer

Anagrams

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