maneuver
verb/məˈnuːvə(r)/
/məˈnuːvər/
(US English) (British English manoeuvre)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they maneuver | /məˈnuːvə(r)/ /məˈnuːvər/ |
| he / she / it maneuvers | /məˈnuːvəz/ /məˈnuːvərz/ |
| past simple maneuvered | /məˈnuːvəd/ /məˈnuːvərd/ |
| past participle maneuvered | /məˈnuːvəd/ /məˈnuːvərd/ |
| -ing form maneuvering | /məˈnuːvərɪŋ/ /məˈnuːvərɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to move or turn with skill or care; to move or turn something with skill or care
- maneuver (for something) The yachts maneuvered for position.
- There was very little room to maneuver.
- maneuver something (+ adv./prep.) She maneuvered the car carefully into the garage.
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by waterc1- He carefully maneuvered the boat past the rocks.
- You will need to learn how to maneuver in a confined space.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- quickly
- easily
- …
- be difficult to
- be easy to
- around
- past
- through
- …
- manoeuvre (something) into position
- manoeuvre your way
- room to manoeuvre
- …
- [intransitive, transitive] to control or influence a situation in a way that shows skill but is sometimes dishonest
- The new laws have left us little room to maneuver (= not much opportunity to change or influence a situation).
- maneuver something + adv./prep. She maneuvered her way to the top of the company.
Extra Examples- Both leaders are maneuvering for position.
- She was determined not to be maneuvered into things she didn't want to do.
- There have been months of political maneuvering.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- quickly
- easily
- …
- be difficult to
- be easy to
- around
- past
- through
- …
- manoeuvre (something) into position
- manoeuvre your way
- room to manoeuvre
- …
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