steer

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• stĭər
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• Australian, Received-Pronunciation: /stɪə/
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• British, Southern, Standard: /stɪː/
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• British, Southern, Standard: /stɪjə/
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• General-American: /stɪɹ/
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• General-American: /stɪɚ/
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• New-Zealand: /stiə/
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• Scotland: /stiɾ/
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• Scotland: [stiːɾ]
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• /stɛː/ East Anglia, cheer–chair merger
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• rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)
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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.

Inherited from Middle English steer, ster, from Old English stēor (“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 ταύρος (távros). Doublet of tur and Taurus.

265 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: намек (namek) — informal: suggestion about course of action
• Chinese Mandarin: 指导 (zhǐdǎo) — informal: suggestion about course of action
• Chinese Mandarin: 引导 (yǐndǎo) — informal: suggestion about course of action
• Esperanto: gvido — informal: suggestion about course of action
• Finnish: vinkki — informal: suggestion about course of action
• Georgian: რჩევა (rčeva) — informal: suggestion about course of action
• Japanese: 助言 (jogen) — informal: suggestion about course of action
• Latvian: mājiens — informal: suggestion about course of action
• Serbo-Croatian: napućivanje — informal: suggestion about course of action
• Arabic: ثَوْر (ṯawr) — castrated male of cattle
• Aramaic: תורא (tōrā, tōro) — castrated male of cattle
• Aramaic: ܬܘܪܐ (tōrā, tōro) — castrated male of cattle
• Catalan: bou — castrated male of cattle
• Chinese Mandarin: 閹公牛 /阉公牛 (yān gōng niú) — castrated male of cattle
• Czech: vůl — castrated male of cattle
• Danish: stud — castrated male of cattle
• Dutch: os — castrated male of cattle
• Esperanto: kastrita bovo — castrated male of cattle
• Finnish: härkä — castrated male of cattle
• French: bœuf — castrated male of cattle
• Galician: boi — castrated male of cattle
• Galician: xuvenco — castrated male of cattle
• Georgian: მოზვერი (mozveri) — castrated male of cattle
• German: Ochse — castrated male of cattle
• German: Mastochse — castrated male of cattle
• Hungarian: tinó — castrated male of cattle
• Ingrian: härkä — castrated male of cattle
• Ingrian: hällö — castrated male of cattle
• Italian: manzo — castrated male of cattle
• Italian: bue — castrated male of cattle
• Japanese: 去勢雄牛 — castrated male of cattle
• Korean: 수송아지 (susong'aji) — castrated male of cattle
• Latin: iuvencus — castrated male of cattle
• Latvian: jauns vērsis — castrated male of cattle
• Māori: ōkiha — castrated male of cattle
• Māori: tia — castrated male of cattle
• Mongolian: эр үхэр (er üxer) — castrated male of cattle
• Occitan: bòu — castrated male of cattle
• Persian: گاو گوشتی (gāv-e gušti) — castrated male of cattle
• Polish: młody wół — castrated male of cattle
• Portuguese: boi — castrated male of cattle
• Romanian: bou — castrated male of cattle
• Russian: кастри́рованный бычо́к (kastrírovannyj byčók) — castrated male of cattle
• Russian: бычо́к-кастра́т (byčók-kastrát) — castrated male of cattle
• Russian: молодо́й во́л (molodój vól) — castrated male of cattle
• Serbo-Croatian: uškopljeni junac — castrated male of cattle
• Serbo-Croatian: kastrirani junac — castrated male of cattle
• Spanish: buey — castrated male of cattle
• Swedish: stut — castrated male of cattle
• Taos: mùoyaʼána — castrated male of cattle
• Welsh: bustach — castrated male of cattle
• Albanian: prij — intransitive: guide the course
• Albanian: udhëheq — intransitive: guide the course
• Arabic: قَادَ (qāda) — intransitive: guide the course
• Arabic: قاد (qad) — intransitive: guide the course
• Armenian: վարել (varel) — intransitive: guide the course
• Basque: gidatu — intransitive: guide the course
• Bulgarian: насочвам се (nasočvam se) — intransitive: guide the course
• Catalan: guiar — intransitive: guide the course
• Catalan: portar — intransitive: guide the course
• Catalan: menar — intransitive: guide the course
• Catalan: governar — intransitive: guide the course
• Chinese Mandarin: 掌舵 (zhǎngduò) — intransitive: guide the course
• Chinese Mandarin: 驾驶 (jiàshǐ) — intransitive: guide the course
• Czech: řídit — intransitive: guide the course
• Danish: styre — intransitive: guide the course
• Esperanto: stiriĝi — intransitive: guide the course
• Estonian: juhtima — intransitive: guide the course
• Finnish: ohjata — intransitive: guide the course
• Finnish: ajaa — intransitive: guide the course
• French: conduire — intransitive: guide the course
• French: guider — intransitive: guide the course
• French: diriger — intransitive: guide the course
• French: piloter — intransitive: guide the course
• French: barrer — intransitive: guide the course
• Galician: gobernar — intransitive: guide the course
• Galician: conducir — intransitive: guide the course
• Georgian: მართვა (martva) — intransitive: guide the course
• German: steuern — intransitive: guide the course
• Ancient Greek: κυβερνάω (kubernáō) — intransitive: guide the course
• Hebrew: נוהג (nohég) — intransitive: guide the course
• Hungarian: kormányoz — intransitive: guide the course
• Hungarian: irányít — intransitive: guide the course
• Hungarian: vezet — intransitive: guide the course
• Italian: sterzare — intransitive: guide the course
• Japanese: 操縦する (sōjū suru) — intransitive: guide the course
• Japanese: 舵を取る (kaji wo toru) — intransitive: guide the course
• Japanese: 操舵する (sōda suru) — intransitive: guide the course
• Japanese: 運転する (unten suru) — intransitive: guide the course
• Latvian: vadīt — intransitive: guide the course
• Latvian: stūrēt — intransitive: guide the course
• Macedonian: управува (upravuva) — intransitive: guide the course
• Māori: tia — intransitive: guide the course
• Māori: ue — intransitive: guide the course
• Māori: urungi — intransitive: guide the course
• Māori: rūnā — intransitive: guide the course
• Mongolian: залах (zalax) — intransitive: guide the course
• Occitan: menar — intransitive: guide the course
• Occitan: conduire — intransitive: guide the course
• Occitan: guidar — intransitive: guide the course
• Occitan: governar — intransitive: guide the course
• Occitan: pilotar — intransitive: guide the course
• Polish: kierować — intransitive: guide the course
• Polish: sterować — intransitive: guide the course
• Portuguese: direcionar — intransitive: guide the course
• Portuguese: guiar — intransitive: guide the course
• Romanian: conduce — intransitive: guide the course
• Romanian: cârmi — intransitive: guide the course
• Romanian: dirija — intransitive: guide the course
• Russian: управля́ть (upravljátʹ) — intransitive: guide the course
• Serbo-Croatian: upravljati — intransitive: guide the course
• Serbo-Croatian: usmjeravati — intransitive: guide the course
• Serbo-Croatian: kormilariti — intransitive: guide the course
• Spanish: dirigir — intransitive: guide the course
• Spanish: conducir — intransitive: guide the course
• Swedish: styra — intransitive: guide the course
• Thai: ถือพวงมาลัย (tĕu puang maalai) — intransitive: guide the course
• Arabic: قَادَ (qāda) — transitive: guide the course of
• Armenian: վարել (varel) — transitive: guide the course of
• Bulgarian: управлявам (upravljavam) — transitive: guide the course of
• Bulgarian: насочвам се (nasočvam se) — transitive: guide the course of
• Catalan: dirigir — transitive: guide the course of
• Chinese Mandarin: 指导 (zhǐdǎo) — transitive: guide the course of
• Chinese Mandarin: 引导 (yǐndǎo) — transitive: guide the course of
• Czech: řídit — transitive: guide the course of
• Czech: směrovat — transitive: guide the course of
• Danish: styre — transitive: guide the course of
• Dutch: besturen — transitive: guide the course of
• Esperanto: stiri — transitive: guide the course of
• Estonian: juhtima — transitive: guide the course of
• Finnish: ohjata — transitive: guide the course of
• Finnish: ajaa — transitive: guide the course of
• Galician: gobernar — transitive: guide the course of
• Galician: conducir — transitive: guide the course of
• Georgian: მართავს (martavs) — transitive: guide the course of
• German: steuern — transitive: guide the course of
• Ancient Greek: κυβερνάω (kubernáō) — transitive: guide the course of
• Hebrew: נוהג ב־ (nohég b-) — transitive: guide the course of
• Hungarian: kormányoz — transitive: guide the course of
• Hungarian: irányít — transitive: guide the course of
• Italian: guidare — transitive: guide the course of
• Italian: dirigere — transitive: guide the course of
• Italian: governare — transitive: guide the course of
• Italian: manovrare — transitive: guide the course of
• Japanese: 操縦する (sōjū suru) — transitive: guide the course of
• Japanese: 舵を取る (kaji wo toru) — transitive: guide the course of
• Japanese: 操舵する (sōda suru) — transitive: guide the course of
• Japanese: 運転する (unten suru) — transitive: guide the course of
• Latin: gubernō — transitive: guide the course of
• Latvian: vadīt — transitive: guide the course of
• Māori: rūnā — transitive: guide the course of
• Māori: whakatere — transitive: guide the course of
• Māori: urungi — transitive: guide the course of
• Māori: tia — transitive: guide the course of
• Mongolian: жолоодох (žoloodox) — transitive: guide the course of
• Occitan: dirigir — transitive: guide the course of
• Occitan: guidar — transitive: guide the course of
• Occitan: governar — transitive: guide the course of
• Polish: kierować — transitive: guide the course of
• Polish: sterować — transitive: guide the course of
• Portuguese: direcionar — transitive: guide the course of
• Portuguese: guiar — transitive: guide the course of
• Romanian: conduce — transitive: guide the course of
• Russian: пра́вить рулём (právitʹ ruljóm) — transitive: guide the course of
• Russian: управля́ть (upravljátʹ) — transitive: guide the course of
• Russian: води́ть (vodítʹ) — transitive: guide the course of
• Sanskrit: राष्टि (rāṣṭi) — transitive: guide the course of
• Serbo-Croatian: upravljati — transitive: guide the course of
• Serbo-Croatian: usmjeravati — transitive: guide the course of
• Spanish: dirigir — transitive: guide the course of
• Spanish: conducir — transitive: guide the course of
• Spanish: guiar — transitive: guide the course of
• Swedish: styra — transitive: guide the course of
• Turkish: yönetmek — transitive: guide the course of
• Armenian: վարել (varel) — direct a group of animals
• Asturian: afalar — direct a group of animals
• Bulgarian: подкарвам (podkarvam) — direct a group of animals
• Chinese Mandarin: 驱赶 (qūgǎn) — direct a group of animals
• Czech: nahánět — direct a group of animals
• Czech: hnát — direct a group of animals
• Danish: styre — direct a group of animals
• Dutch: drijven — direct a group of animals
• Esperanto: gvidi — direct a group of animals
• Estonian: juhtima — direct a group of animals
• Estonian: karjatama — direct a group of animals
• Finnish: ajaa — direct a group of animals
• Finnish: paimentaa — direct a group of animals
• Galician: afalar — direct a group of animals
• Georgian: გარეკვა (gareḳva) — direct a group of animals
• Georgian: მირეკავს (mireḳavs) — direct a group of animals
• Hebrew: נוהג (nohég) — direct a group of animals
• Hungarian: terel — direct a group of animals
• Italian: condurre — direct a group of animals
• Japanese: 率いる (hikiiru) — direct a group of animals
• Japanese: 導く (michibiku) — direct a group of animals
• Latvian: virzīt — direct a group of animals
• Mongolian: жолоодох (žoloodox) — direct a group of animals
• Portuguese: conduzir — direct a group of animals
• Serbo-Croatian: goniti — direct a group of animals
• Spanish: llevar — direct a group of animals
• Swedish: leda — direct a group of animals
• Chinese Mandarin: 控制 (kòngzhì) — maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action
• Chinese Mandarin: 掌管 (zhǎnguǎn) — maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action
• Czech: nasměrovat — maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action
• Dutch: leiden — maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action
• Dutch: begeleiden — maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action
• Esperanto: estrigi — maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action
• Esperanto: irigi — maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action
• Finnish: ohjata — maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action
• Finnish: ohjailla — maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action
• Finnish: johdattaa — maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action
• Finnish: johdatella — maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action
• Hebrew: מוביל (movíl) — maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action
• Japanese: 率いる (hikiiru) — maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action
• Japanese: 導く (michibiku) — maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action
• Latvian: virzīt — maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action
• Latvian: vērst — maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action
• Mongolian: залах (zalax) — maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action
• Portuguese: levar a — maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action
• Russian: вести́ (vestí) — maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action
• Serbo-Croatian: navoditi — maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action
• Swedish: styra — maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action
• Swedish: leda — maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action
• Bulgarian: насочвам (nasočvam) — direct the conversation
• Catalan: manejar — direct the conversation
• Catalan: dur (la conversa) — direct the conversation
• Catalan: dirigir — direct the conversation
• Czech: směřovat — direct the conversation
• Danish: styre — direct the conversation
• Esperanto: plifaciligi — direct the conversation
• Finnish: ohjata — direct the conversation
• Finnish: ohjailla — direct the conversation
• Georgian: მართვა (martva) — direct the conversation
• Georgian: გამართვა (gamartva) — direct the conversation
• Hebrew: מנהל — direct the conversation
• Hebrew: מנחה (mankhé) — direct the conversation
• Hindi: बात आगे बढ़ाना (bāt āge baṛhānā) — direct the conversation
• Hungarian: terel — direct the conversation
• Hungarian: kormányoz — direct the conversation
• Hungarian: irányít — direct the conversation
• Italian: condurre — direct the conversation
• Japanese: 導く (michibiku) — direct the conversation
• Latvian: vērst — direct the conversation
• Mongolian: чиглүүлэх (čiglüülex) — direct the conversation
• Portuguese: direcionar — direct the conversation
• Russian: вести́ — direct the conversation
• Serbo-Croatian: navoditi — direct the conversation
• Spanish: manejar — direct the conversation
• Spanish: dirigir — direct the conversation
• Swedish: styra — direct the conversation
• Catalan: castrar — castrate a male calf
• Catalan: capar — castrate a male calf
• Chinese Mandarin: 阉割 (yāngē) — castrate a male calf
• Czech: kastrovat — castrate a male calf
• Czech: vykastrovat — castrate a male calf
• Esperanto: kastri — castrate a male calf
• Galician: capar — castrate a male calf
• Galician: castrar — castrate a male calf
• Occitan: castrar — castrate a male calf
• Occitan: crestar — castrate a male calf
• Portuguese: capar — castrate a male calf
• Portuguese: castrar — castrate a male calf
• Serbo-Croatian: kastrirati — castrate a male calf
• Serbo-Croatian: škopiti — castrate a male calf
• Serbo-Croatian: uškopiti — castrate a male calf