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Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /maːˈnœː.vrə/ Audio: Nl-manoeuvre.ogg Forms: manoeuvres [plural], manoeuvretje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -œːvrə Etymology: Borrowed from French manœuvre. Etymology templates: {{bor+|nl|fr|manœuvre}} Borrowed from French manœuvre Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-s|+}} manoeuvre f (plural manoeuvres, diminutive manoeuvretje n)
  1. maneuver (movement of a vehicle) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-manoeuvre-nl-noun-Ua441qge Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
  2. maneuver (movement of military troops) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-manoeuvre-nl-noun-eq6JGVzx Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
  3. maneuver (movement of the body) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-manoeuvre-nl-noun-4xER9BT2 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: maneuver Derived forms: afleidingsmanoeuvre, heimlichmanoeuvre Related terms: manoeuvreren

Noun [English]

IPA: /məˈnuːvə/ [UK], /məˈnuːvɚ/ [Canada, US] Audio: en-uk-Manoeuvre.ogg , en-us-maneuver.ogg Forms: manoeuvres [plural]
Rhymes: -uːvə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle French manœuvre (“manipulation, manoeuvre”) and manouvrer (“to manoeuvre”), from Old French manovre (“handwork, manual labour”), from Medieval Latin manopera, manuopera (“work done by hand, handwork”), from manu (“by hand”) + operari (“to work”). First recorded in the Capitularies of Charlemagne (800 AD) to mean "chore, manual task", probably as a calque of the Frankish *handwerc (“hand-work”). Compare Old English handweorc, Old English handġeweorc, German Handwerk. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|manœuvre||manipulation, manoeuvre}} Middle French manœuvre (“manipulation, manoeuvre”), {{der|en|fro|manovre||handwork, manual labour}} Old French manovre (“handwork, manual labour”), {{der|en|ML.|manopera}} Medieval Latin manopera, {{der|en|frk|*handwerc||hand-work}} Frankish *handwerc (“hand-work”), {{cog|ang|handweorc}} Old English handweorc, {{cog|ang|handġeweorc}} Old English handġeweorc, {{cog|de|Handwerk}} German Handwerk Head templates: {{en-noun}} manoeuvre (plural manoeuvres)
  1. UK, Canada, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand spelling of maneuver.
    Sense id: en-manoeuvre-en-noun-Xj16LQ1C Categories (other): Australian English, British English, Canadian English, Irish English, New Zealand English, South African English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 5 5 42 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 4 44 44

Verb [English]

IPA: /məˈnuːvə/ [UK], /məˈnuːvɚ/ [Canada, US] Audio: en-uk-Manoeuvre.ogg , en-us-maneuver.ogg Forms: manoeuvres [present, singular, third-person], manoeuvring [participle, present], manoeuvred [participle, past], manoeuvred [past]
Rhymes: -uːvə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle French manœuvre (“manipulation, manoeuvre”) and manouvrer (“to manoeuvre”), from Old French manovre (“handwork, manual labour”), from Medieval Latin manopera, manuopera (“work done by hand, handwork”), from manu (“by hand”) + operari (“to work”). First recorded in the Capitularies of Charlemagne (800 AD) to mean "chore, manual task", probably as a calque of the Frankish *handwerc (“hand-work”). Compare Old English handweorc, Old English handġeweorc, German Handwerk. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|manœuvre||manipulation, manoeuvre}} Middle French manœuvre (“manipulation, manoeuvre”), {{der|en|fro|manovre||handwork, manual labour}} Old French manovre (“handwork, manual labour”), {{der|en|ML.|manopera}} Medieval Latin manopera, {{der|en|frk|*handwerc||hand-work}} Frankish *handwerc (“hand-work”), {{cog|ang|handweorc}} Old English handweorc, {{cog|ang|handġeweorc}} Old English handġeweorc, {{cog|de|Handwerk}} German Handwerk Head templates: {{en-verb}} manoeuvre (third-person singular simple present manoeuvres, present participle manoeuvring, simple past and past participle manoeuvred)
  1. (transitive) UK, Canada, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand spelling of maneuver. Tags: transitive Derived forms: manoeuvrable, Valsalva manoeuvre Related terms: overtaking
    Sense id: en-manoeuvre-en-verb-Xj16LQ1C Categories (other): Australian English, British English, Canadian English, Irish English, New Zealand English, South African English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 5 5 42 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 4 44 44

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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