steare

steare is the obsolete form of steer.

steare is the obsolete form of stair.

Meaning of steer

steer (third-person singular simple present steers, present participle steering, simple past and past participle steered)

(intransitive) To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
- The boat steered towards the iceberg.
(transitive) To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
- I find it very difficult to steer a skateboard.
(intransitive) To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm.
- The boat steers easily.
(transitive) To direct a group of animals.
(transitive) To maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action.
- Hume believes that principles of association steer the imagination of artists.
(reflexive) To conduct oneself; to take or pursue a course of action.

stair (plural stairs)

A single step in a staircase.

Synonyms:

step
A series of steps; a staircase.
- Yesterday, upon the stair / I met a man who wasn’t there / He wasn’t there again today / I wish, I wish he’d go away …1899, Hughes Mearns, Antigonish

Verb
third-person singular present	steares
present participle	stearing
past participle	steared
past	steared
Noun
plural	steares

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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