How Do You Use The Word Steer?

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  1. He’d watched Sean subtly steer people away from it. …
  2. He had not the genius to find a way out of the French entanglement or the skill to steer a constitutional monarchy between rival factions. …
  3. ” Steer clear of all culture” was his advice to a young disciple.

How do you use steer in a sentence?

be a guiding force, as with directions or advice.

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  1. You row and I’ll steer.
  2. You steer and I’ll push.
  3. I have to steer by him; he’s my boss.
  4. Try to steer the light boat to the big ship so that we can be picked up.
  5. It took Mary weeks learning how to steer into the garage.

What does it mean to steer someone?

transitive to control the direction in which someone moves by putting your hand on them. steer someone away from/towards/through etc something: He took her arm to steer her towards the door.

Can Steer be plural?

noun, plural steers, (especially collectively) steer.

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