how to pronounce steer

/stɪəɹ/

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steer is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of steer in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… now I usually steer clear of with Peter …”

meaning of steer

Steer means to direct or guide a vehicle, especially a horse or a car, by holding the reins.

steer frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word steer occurs in english on average 5.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics steer can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that steer can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) life, nature, and living environment;

3) transport and travel;