Steered Steer Boat Harbour Ship Verb Bre Stɪə(R

• he steered the boat into the harbour.
• he took her arm and steered her towards the door.
• you row and i'll steer.
• the ship steered a course between the islands.

steer

1. to control the direction in which a boat, car, etc. moves
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• He steered the boat into the harbour.
• He took her arm and steered her towards the door.
• You row and I'll steer.
2. to move in a particular direction
• The ship steered a course between the islands.
• The ship steered into port.
3. to take control of a situation and influence the way in which it develops
• He managed to steer the conversation away from his divorce.
• She steered the team to victory.
• The skill is in steering a middle course between the two extremes.
• Schools no longer steer girls towards arts subjects.
4. to avoid a person or thing because it may cause problems
• Steer clear of the centre of town at this time of the evening.

Extra Examples

• He told the pilot to steer due north.
• Johnson managed to steer the plane away from the town and crash-land in a nearby field.
• Pilots need to learn to steer on the ground as well as in the air.
• The boat was being steered by an elderly man.
• The canoe steered north for two thousand miles.
• The captain steered the boat into the narrow harbour.
• The car steered off the cliff.
• The ship steered into the harbour.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they steer
• he / she / it steers
• past simple steered
• past participle steered
• -ing form steering

Word Origin

• verb Old English stīeran, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch sturen and German steuern.