Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to steer
Participle: steered
Gerund: steering
Indicative
Present
| I | steer |
| you | steer |
| he;she;it | steers |
| we | steer |
| you | steer |
| they | steer |
Perfect
| I | have steered |
| you | have steered |
| he;she;it | has steered |
| we | have steered |
| you | have steered |
| they | have steered |
Past
| I | steered |
| you | steered |
| he;she;it | steered |
| we | steered |
| you | steered |
| they | steered |
Pluperfect
| I | had steered |
| you | had steered |
| he;she;it | had steered |
| we | had steered |
| you | had steered |
| they | had steered |
Future
| I | will steer |
| you | will steer |
| he;she;it | will steer |
| we | will steer |
| you | will steer |
| they | will steer |
Future Perfect
| I | will have steered |
| you | will have steered |
| he;she;it | will have steered |
| we | will have steered |
| you | will have steered |
| they | will have steered |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | steer |
| you | steer |
| he;she;it | steer |
| we | steer |
| you | steer |
| they | steer |
Perfect
| I | have steered |
| you | have steered |
| he;she;it | have steered |
| we | have steered |
| you | have steered |
| they | have steered |
Imperfect
| I | steered |
| you | steered |
| he;she;it | steered |
| we | steered |
| you | steered |
| they | steered |
Pluperfect
| I | had steered |
| you | had steered |
| he;she;it | had steered |
| we | had steered |
| you | had steered |
| they | had steered |
Conditional
Present
| I | would steer |
| you | would steer |
| he;she;it | would steer |
| we | would steer |
| you | would steer |
| they | would steer |
Perfect
| I | would have steered |
| you | would have steered |
| he;she;it | would have steered |
| we | would have steered |
| you | would have steered |
| they | would have steered |
Imperative
| you | steer |
| we | Let's steer |
| you | steer |
Verbs conjugated like 'steer'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'steer'
sheer,
skeer,
sneer,
speer,
stear,
steek,
steel,
steem,
steen,
steep,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Inherited from Middle English steeren, steren, stiren, sturen, steoren, from Old English stēoran, stīeran, stȳran (“to steer; guide a vessel”), from Proto-West Germanic *stiurijan (“to steer”), from Proto-Germanic *stiurijaną (“to steer”).
2. The noun is from Middle English steere, stere (“rudder”), steor, from Old English stēor, stȳr (“steering; guidance; direction”). Compare Dutch stuur, German Steuer, Icelandic stýri. See: Proto-Germanic '
*stiurijaną'.
Verbs referencing "steer"
Maori tia, Scots Gaelic
stiùir, Danish
styre, Scots Gaelic
stiùirich.
Sample Sentences
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[...] abruptly: ‘where are you going ? Aloft ! ’ — very softly, and pointing upward: ‘Aloft ! ’ — louder: ‘aloft ! ’ — louder still: ‘That 's where you are going—with a fair wind,—all taut and trim, steering direct for Heaven in its glory, where there are no storms or foul weather, and where the wicked cease from troubling, and the weary are at rest.’—Another walk: ‘That 's where you 're going to, my [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)