verb
- past tense and past participle of steer; guided or controlled the direction of movement of a vehicle, vessel, or other moving object
- past tense and past participle of steer; guided or influenced someone or something in a particular direction or toward a particular outcome
Usage: figurative
Examples
- She steered the car carefully through the narrow street.
- The captain steered the ship away from the rocks.
- He steered the conversation toward safer topics.
- The teacher steered her students toward better study habits.
- They steered the company through difficult financial times.
- The cyclist steered around the pothole in the road.