Steer vs Advice - What's the difference?
steer | advice |
The castrated male of cattle, especially one raised for beef production.
* 1913 , (Willa Cather),
(informal) A suggestion about a course of action.
To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
* Tennyson
To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm.
* Milton
To direct a group of animals.
To maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action.
To direct a conversation.
To conduct oneself; to take or pursue a course of action.
An opinion recommended or offered, as worthy to be followed; counsel.
(obsolete) Deliberate consideration; knowledge.
Information or notice given; intelligence; as, late advices from France; commonly in the plural. In commercial language, advice usually means information communicated by letter; used chiefly in reference to drafts or bills of exchange; as, a letter of advice.
(legal) Counseling to perform a specific illegal act.
(computing, programming) In aspect-oriented programming, the code whose execution is triggered when a join point is reached.
In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between steer and advice
is that steer is (obsolete) a helmsman; a pilot while advice is (obsolete) deliberate consideration; knowledge.As nouns the difference between steer and advice
is that steer is the castrated male of cattle, especially one raised for beef production or steer can be (informal) a suggestion about a course of action or steer can be (obsolete) a helmsman; a pilot while advice is an opinion recommended or offered, as worthy to be followed; counsel.As a verb steer
is to castrate (a male calf) or steer can be to guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).steer
English
Etymology 1
(etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- He counted the cattle over and over. It diverted him to speculate as to how much weight each of the steers would probably put on by spring.
Synonyms
* oxHypernyms
* cattleCoordinate terms
* bull, calf, cowEtymology 2
From (etyl) stieran.Noun
(en noun)- I tried to give you the steer , but I guess I didn't get it over. Everybody knew it but you.'' (Mark Hellinger, 1939, ''The Roaring Twenties )
Verb
(en verb)- When planning the boat trip we had completely forgotten that we needed somebody to steer .
- No helmsman steers .
- I find it very difficult to steer a skateboard.
- I steered my steps homeward.
- The boat steers easily.
- Where the wind / Veers oft, as oft [a ship] so steers , and shifts her sail.
- Hume believes that principles of association steer the imagination of artists.
See also
* steering wheel * torque steerAnagrams
* English ergative verbsadvice
English
Noun
(en-noun)- We may give advice , but we can not give conduct. — Franklin.
- How shall I dote on her with more advice,''' That thus without '''advice begin to love her? — Shakespeare.
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