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to steer

224 1.6
To guide the direction of something, like a car or a conversation
  • verb
  • /stɪr/
translation icon : dirigir
  • The manager tried to steer the project towards a more profitable direction.
  • steer clear of
  • steer away from
  • steer a course

But if it ever steers into a little horn dog.

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Examples

  • With that necessary exchange safely disposed of, Violet steered the conversation into a more cheerful direction.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • But we can steer it away from the Earth.

    Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)

  • Now I tried to steer away from the issues of race.

  • And I think that his death is a way to steer people away from that.

    Shawn Ryan Show

  • So you can try to steer your way from those challenges, OK?

  • I will share them with you in the hope that you can steer your students away from them.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Yoga means to steer your life to create your reality.

  • I just think that in I, we steer our kids toward careers in television.

  • In addition, Gandhi introduced a twenty-point economic program to steer the country forward.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Students were asked to steer clear of large chains like Wal-Mart, Home Depot, or McDonald's.

    Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

to direct
vsto steer
617 3.7

To lead people in a performance or project

guides physical or figurative courses rather than managing people broadly
to guide
vsto steer
255 2.7

To influence someone's choices or actions toward a goal

directs a course or people more neutrally without urging goals
to maneuver
vsto steer
  • US
65 5.8

To move a vehicle, thing, or group skillfully to a new position

directs course or people without implying clever tactical moves
to navigate
vsto steer
38 3.8

Plan and control the route of a vehicle like a ship or plane

directs course or actions generally, not only vehicle route planning
to conn
vsto steer
  • Jargon
16 9.9

To steer a ship or aircraft and tell others where to go

directs course or people in many settings, not only nautical use
to manoeuver
vsto steer
5.8

To move something or someone carefully to get a better position

directs course or people without focusing on strategic cleverness

Antonyms

to misguide
1 4.3

To give someone wrong advice or directions that lead them to make mistakes

Idioms

a bum steer
  • Archaic
1 9.4

Bad advice or directions that make you go the wrong way

Phrasal Verbs

to steer clear of
  • Informal
34 4.0

To stay away from people and things that may cause trouble or harm

Compounds

bum steer
  • Informal
1 9.8

Wrong advice that leads you to make a mistake

steer roping
  • Jargon
8.8

A rodeo event where a rider on horseback tries to rope a steer

How Direct

to command
307 2.7
to direct
240 1.6
to steer
224 1.6
to guide
313 1.0
to nudge
33 3.8

Surface Forms

steer infinitive
steered past
steered past participle
steering present participle
steers third person singular

Etymology

Steer comes from an old word that meant 'to guide' or 'direct', and it is the same idea as the steering wheel of a car that controls direction. So to steer someone or something is to guide its course.