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Definition of shepherd verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

shepherd

verb
 
/ˈʃepəd/
 
/ˈʃepərd/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they shepherd
 
/ˈʃepəd/
 
/ˈʃepərd/
he / she / it shepherds
 
/ˈʃepədz/
 
/ˈʃepərdz/
past simple shepherded
 
/ˈʃepədɪd/
 
/ˈʃepərdɪd/
past participle shepherded
 
/ˈʃepədɪd/
 
/ˈʃepərdɪd/
-ing form shepherding
 
/ˈʃepədɪŋ/
 
/ˈʃepərdɪŋ/
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  1. shepherd somebody + adv./prep. to guide somebody or a group of people somewhere, making sure they go where you want them to go
    • He shepherded her towards a line of taxis.
    • Miss Rogers shepherded the children across the road.
    Word OriginOld English scēaphierde, from sheep + obsolete herd ‘herdsman’.
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