steer
- steer
steer steer [stɪə ǁ stɪr] verb [transitive]
1. to guide the way a situation develops, by influencing people's ideas or actions:
steer somebody to something
• He managed to steer his colleagues to a compromise.
steer somebody away from something
• Farmers must be steered away from high-yield farming, towards more environmentally friendly methods.
2. to be in charge of an organization, team, or process and make decisions that help it to be successful, especially during a difficult time:
• Rivetti is steering a comprehensive restructuring program that will transform the company.
3. steer clear (of) informal to avoid something or someone unpleasant or difficult:
• Will the economy steer clear of a recession?
4. steer a middle course to choose a course of action that is not extreme and that does not favour one side more than another:
steer a middle course between
• The President will try to steer a middle course between environmentalists and the oil industry.
* * *
Ⅰ.
steer UK US /stɪər/ verb [T]
► steer sth back to sth »
I'd like to steer our discussion back to our original topic.
steer sth through sth »
The new CEO will have to steer the company through choppy waters.
► MANAGEMENT »
We have done a lot of long-term thinking about how we will steer the company.
Ⅱ.
steer UK US /stɪər/ noun [S]
► »
I need a steer on what to do next.
give sb a steer (on/with sth) »
Can someone please give me a steer on how to install the software?
Financial and business terms.
2012.
:
Look at other dictionaries:
steer — steer; steer·abil·i·ty; steer·able; steer·er; steer·less; steer·age; … English syllables
steer — steer1 [stir] vt. [ME steren < OE stieran, akin to Ger steuern, ON styra < IE * steur , a support, post (> Gr stauros, ON staurr, post) < base * stā , to STAND] 1. to guide (a ship or boat) by means of a rudder 2. to direct the course … English World dictionary
Steer — Steer, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Steered} (st[=e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Steering}.] [OE. steeren, steren, AS. sti[ e]ran, st[=y]ran, ste[ o]ran; akin to OFries. stiora, stiura, D. sturen, OD. stieren, G. steuern, OHG. stiuren to direct, support, G.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Steer — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Hannelore Steer (* 1943), deutsche Journalistin und Afrikanistin Rachel Steer (* 1978), US amerikanische Biathletin siehe auch: Steer by Wire Diese S … Deutsch Wikipedia
steer — Ⅰ. steer [1] ► VERB 1) guide or control the movement of (a vehicle, ship, etc.). 2) direct or guide in a particular direction. ► NOUN informal ▪ a piece of advice or information. ● steer clear of Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
Steer — (st[=e]r), n. [OE. steer, AS. ste[ o]r; akin to D. & G. stier a bull, OHG. stior, Icel. stj[=o]rr, [thorn]j[=o]rr, Sw. tjur, Dan. tyr, Goth. stiur, Russ. tur , Pol. tur, Ir. & Gael. tarbh, W. tarw, L. taurus, Gr. tay^ros, Skr. sth[=u]ra strong,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Steer — Steer, n. [AS. ste[ o]r, sti[ o]r; akin to D. stuur, G. steuer, Icel. st[=y]ri. [root]168. See {Steer}, v. t.] [Written also {stere}.] A rudder or helm. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Steer — Steer, n. [AS. ste[ o]ra. See {Steer} a rudder.] A helmsman; a pilot. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Steer — has multiple meanings:* Steering mechanisms used to turn while controlling the operation of a vehicle. * Castrated male cattle (ox). * Steer (song) , a song by Missy Higgins. * George Steer, British journalist and soldier … Wikipedia
steer — ‘control direction’ [OE] and steer ‘young ox’ [OE] are quite unrelated. The latter comes from a prehistoric Germanic *(s)teuraz, which also produced German and Dutch stier, Swedish tjur, and Danish tyr ‘bull’. It was descended from a base… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
