Vocabulary
Steer
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
guide or control the movement of (a vehicle, vessel, or aircraft), for example by turning a wheel or operating a rudder.
Urdu meaning
سمت اندازی کرنا، دکھانا، راستے پر لانا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The armed forces tried to restore order, with the leaders of agitating students in touch with the military command to put in place a credible and competent caretaker administration and steer the nation towards democratic good governance.
- But maps are useless without vehicles to traverse them and without leaders willing to steer those vehicles towards meaningful progress.
- Those who are lower down the food chain (whether in government or the commentariat) steer clear of foreign policy but haven`t stopped telling us how popular the government hasbecome.
- Now, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has promised to introduce `bold measures` in the upcoming budget to steer the economy in a `strategic direction`.
- The then chairman Salmaan Taseer (governor, Punjab) and I tried very hard to steer the board towards establishing a separate school for girls on its expansive, underutilised 185-acre campus in central Lahore.
Synonyms
guide, direct, manoeuvre; navigate, pilot, drive, be in the driver’s seat of,
Curator example
“he steered the boat slowly towards the busy quay”
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