word-vault
Version:
A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.
147 lines (146 loc) • 4.83 kB
JSON
{
"term": "steer",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "steer",
"heSheIt": "steers"
},
"pastSimple": "steered",
"pastParticiple": "steered",
"ingForm": "steering"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to control the direction in which a boat, car, etc. moves",
"sensetop": "steer (something/somebody) (+ adv./prep.)",
"labels": "(figurative)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He steered the boat into the harbour."
},
{
"text": "He took her arm and steered her towards the door."
},
{
"text": "You row and I'll steer."
},
{
"text": "He told the pilot to steer due north."
},
{
"text": "Johnson managed to steer the plane away from the town and crash-land in a nearby field."
},
{
"text": "Pilots need to learn to steer on the ground as well as in the air."
},
{
"text": "The boat was being steered by an elderly man."
},
{
"text": "The captain steered the boat into the narrow harbour."
}
],
"topics": [
"Transport by water",
"Transport by car or lorry",
"Sports: water sports"
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to move in a particular direction",
"sensetop": "steer (something) (+ adv./prep.)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The ship **steered a course** between the islands."
},
{
"text": "The ship steered into port."
},
{
"text": "The ship steered into the harbour."
},
{
"text": "The car steered off the cliff."
},
{
"text": "The canoe steered north for two thousand miles."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to take control of a situation and influence the way in which it develops",
"sensetop": "steer something + adv./prep.",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He managed to **steer the conversation** away from his divorce."
},
{
"text": "She steered the team to victory."
},
{
"text": "The skill is in steering a middle course between the two extremes."
},
{
"text": "Schools no longer steer girls towards arts subjects."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to avoid a person or thing because they may cause problems",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Steer clear of the centre of town at this time of the evening."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/stɪə(r)/",
"audio": "st/steer/steer__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/stɪəz/",
"audio": "st/steer/steers__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/stɪəd/",
"audio": "st/steer/steered__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈstɪərɪŋ/",
"audio": "st/steer/steering__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/stɪr/",
"audio": "st/steer/steer__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/stɪrz/",
"audio": "st/steer/steers__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/stɪrd/",
"audio": "st/steer/steered__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈstɪrɪŋ/",
"audio": "st/steer/steering__us_2.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "verb Old English stīeran, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch sturen and German steuern."
}