swerved

swɜːvd

Definition

Definition of swerved - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

movementhaving turned aside suddenly

The swerved car narrowly missed the pedestrian.
The swerved bike hit the curb.
A swerved vehicle blocked the road.

diverted

turned

veered

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Origin of swerved

English, swerve (to turn aside)

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French:dévié, ...
German:ausgewichen, ...
Italian:sbandato, ...
Spanish:desviado, ...
Portuguese:desviado, ...
Chinese:偏离的, ...
Japanese:急ハンドルを切った, ...
Arabic:مُنْحَرِف, ...
Hebrew:סָטָה, ...
Russian:резко свернувший, ...
Ukrainian:різко повернутий, ...
Hindi:मुड़ा हुआ, ...
Bengali:বাঁকানো, ...
Catalan:desviat, ...
Czech:vybočený, ...
Danish:pludseligt drejet, ...
Dutch:uitgeweken, ...
Greek:εκτραπείς, ...
Hungarian:félrefordult, ...
Khmer:ដែលបានបត់គេចភ្លាមៗ, ...
Korean:급회전한, ...
Persian:منحرف شده, ...
Polish:zbaczający, ...
Portuguese (BR):desviado, ...
Romanian:virat, ...
Swedish:svängt, ...
Thai:หักเลี้ยว, ...
Turkish:savrulan, ...
Vietnamese:lệch hướng, ...

swerve

swɜrv

Definition of swerve - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

sudden movement

intr.

change direction suddenly

intr.

The car swerved to avoid hitting the dog..

turn

veer

deliberate avoidance

tr.

avoid someone or something deliberately

tr.

He swerved the meeting to avoid her.

dodge

veer

Noun

sudden turn

Dated

deviation from a set path or duty

Dated

His swerve from tradition surprised everyone.

detour

deviation

divergence

movement

Rare

erratic deflection from intended course

Rare

The swerve caused the ball to miss the goal.

deviation

turn

veer

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body swerve

act of avoiding an unpleasant situation

She made a body swerve to skip the meeting.

Origin of swerve

Old English, sweorfan (to rub, scour)

Examples of swerve in a sentence

The cyclist swerved to avoid the pothole.
She swerved the question with a clever remark.
They swerved the issue to keep the peace.
The swerve in his career path was unexpected.
A sudden swerve in the project plan caused delays.
The car's sudden swerve avoided the obstacle.

A swerve in the road caught the driver by surprise.

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French:dévier, écart, ...
German:scharf abbiegen, Abweichung, ...
Italian:deviare, deviazione, ...
Spanish:virar bruscamente, desviación, ...
Portuguese:virar de repente, desvio, ...
Chinese:突然转向, 偏离, ...
Japanese:急ハンドルを切る, 逸れ, ...
Arabic:اِنْحَرَفَ, اِنْحِراف, ...
Hebrew:לִסְטוֹת, סְטִיָּה, ...
Russian:свернуть, отклонение, ...
Ukrainian:звернути, ухилення, ...
Hindi:मुड़ जाना, विचलन, ...
Bengali:হঠাৎ বাঁক নেওয়া, বিচ্যুতি, ...
Catalan:virar, desviació, ...
Czech:prudce uhnout, odchylka, ...
Danish:svinge, afvigelse, ...
Dutch:uitwijken, afwijking, ...
Greek:στρίβω απότομα, απόκλιση, ...
Hungarian:kitérni, eltérés, ...
Khmer:បត់ទិសភ្លាមៗ, ការបត់ចេញ, ...
Korean:급히 방향을 바꾸다, 일탈, ...
Persian:منحرف شدن, انحراف, ...
Polish:skręcać, odchylenie, ...
Portuguese (BR):virar de repente, guinada, ...
Romanian:a vira brusc, abatere, ...
Swedish:svänga, avvikelse, ...
Thai:หักเลี้ยว, การเบี่ยงเบน, ...
Turkish:kıvırmak, sapma, ...
Vietnamese:đánh lái, sự lệch hướng, ...

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Definition of swerved - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Origin of swerved

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Definition of swerve - Reverso English Dictionary

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