steuern

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German stiuren, from Old High German stiuren, from Proto-West Germanic *stiurijan, from Proto-Germanic *stiurijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐn/
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Verb

steuern (weak, third-person singular present steuert, past tense steuerte, past participle gesteuert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, archaic outside Switzerland) to pay a tax
  2. (transitive) to steer, to navigate, to pilot
    Synonym: navigieren
  3. (transitive) to govern, to direct, to head
  4. (transitive) to control
  5. (transitive) to operate

Conjugation

Derived terms

To pay a tax:

To steer, navigate, control:

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