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maneuvered

maneuvered is the simple past and past participle of maneuver.

Meaning of maneuver

Verb

maneuver (third-person singular simple present maneuvers, present participle maneuvering, simple past and past participle maneuvered)

  1. (US, ambitransitive) To move (something, or oneself) carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position.
    Synonyms:
    ease, wrestle
  2. (US, figuratively, transitive) To guide, steer, manage purposefully
  3. (US, figuratively, intransitive) To intrigue, manipulate, plot, scheme
    • The patriarch maneuvered till his offspring occupied countless key posts

See all 8 meanings of maneuver

Questions about maneuvered

What is maneuvered the simple past and past participle of?
Maneuvered is the simple past and past participle of maneuver.

Words near maneuvered in the dictionary

  1. manettino
  2. maneuver
  3. maneuverabilities
  4. maneuverability
  5. maneuverable
  6. maneuvered
  7. maneuverer
  8. maneuverers
  9. maneuvering
  10. maneuvering room
  11. maneuverings

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