Translation
to steer, to drive (a vehicle)
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Word origin
From the Germanic family of German steuern, Dutch sturen and English steer, a root whose oldest sense is guiding a ship by its rudder. Esperanto kept the word for taking the controls of any vehicle.
- Origin
- Germanic, via German steuern
- Root
- steuern
- English cognates
- steer
Examples
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My sister is learning to drive a car.
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He drove slowly through the town.
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Who is steering the ship?
Mind the division of labour: is to travel in a vehicle, is to be the one holding the wheel. The driver's wheel itself is the o, another -il- tool word.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 13, lesson 4: stiri, inteligenta, miliono and 5 more words.