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steerto guide or control the movement of a vehicle, ship, or aircraft

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to guide or control the movement of a vehicle, ship, or aircraft

Pronunciation (IPA): /stɪr/

Korean meaning: 조종하다, 운전하다

Korean pronunciation: **스티**어

Example Sentences

  • My GPS broke down, so I had to steer by the stars like an ancient pirate.
  • The CEO steered the company through the financial crisis with remarkable skill.
  • I always steer clear of my neighbor's cooking - last time I tried it, I thought I was being poisoned!

steer

VERB

//stɪr//

to guide or control the movement of a vehicle, ship, or aircraft

steer concept
💡 Concept

Learning to steer a car

steer rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Steer through fear to waters clear!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/stɪr/
🇬🇧 UK/stɪə(r)/

🌳Etymology

Rootsteer

Origin

고대 영어 'steoran'에서 유래되어, 배나 차량을 조종한다는 의미로 발전했습니다. 항해의 역사와 함께 발달한 단어로, 방향을 잡고 목적지로 이끈다는 핵심 개념을 담고 있습니다.

🎵Rhyme

cleardearfearnearyear
clear
dear
fear
near
year

🔗Collocations

steer clear of
steer the ship
steer the conversation
steer toward
steer away from
steer through

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My GPS broke down, so I had to steer by the stars like an ancient pirate.

The CEO steered the company through the financial crisis with remarkable skill.

😄 Fun example

I always steer clear of my neighbor's cooking - last time I tried it, I thought I was being poisoned!

She steered the meeting toward a productive discussion about budget allocation.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

guidedirectnavigatecontrolpilot

Antonyms

followdriftwander

Related

steeringsteeragerudderhelmnavigate

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