Definition of veer - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
sudden changeintr. change direction or course suddenlyintr.
- The car veered off the road.
2.
communicationintr. change from one opinion to anotherintr.
- He veered from supporting to opposing the plan.
3.
nautical cabletr. Dated UK slacken or pay out cable or chaintr. Dated UK
- The crew veered the anchor chain slowly.
Noun
1.
turnsudden change in direction or course
- The car made a veer to avoid the obstacle.
2.
opinionRare instance of changing opinion or positionRare
- His veer on the issue surprised everyone.
Expressions with veer
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change direction suddenly while moving
The car veered off the road unexpectedly.
change direction in a curved or circular way
The car had to veer round the fallen tree.
suddenly move away from the planned path or direction
The boat began to veer off course during the storm.
Origin of veer
Middle Dutch, vieren (to let out)
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Examples of veer in a sentence
The ship veered to avoid the iceberg. She veered from her initial stance after the debate. The politician veered to a more moderate position. They had to veer the cable to adjust the sail. The sailors veered the line to prevent tangling. There was a sudden veer in the ship's course.
The veer in the road caught the driver by surprise. The politician's veer left many supporters confused. Her veer from the original plan was unexpected.
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- French:dévier, virage, ...
- German:abdriften, Ausweichmanöver, ...
- Italian:sbandare, svolta, ...
- Spanish:virar, viraje, ...
- Portuguese:desviar, viragem, ...
- Chinese:偏离, 急转, ...
- Japanese:それる, 急な方向転換, ...
- Arabic:اِنْحَرَفَ, اِنْحِرَافٌ, ...
- Hebrew:לִסְטוֹת, סְטִיָּה חֲדָה, ...
- Russian:сворачивать, поворот, ...
- Ukrainian:звертати, різкий поворот, ...
- Hindi:मुड़ जाना, अचानक मोड़, ...
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