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veer | American Dictionary. verb [ I ] us / vɪər / Add to word list. to suddenly change direction: The officer saw the car veer off the side of the road.
The meaning of VEER is to change direction or course. How to use veer in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Veer.
Veer definition: to change direction or turn about or aside; shift, turn, or change from one course, position, inclination, etc., to another. See examples of VEER used in a sentence.
To veer is to make a sudden turn, like when a driver veers off the pavement or a pleasant conversation veers off in a troubling direction. When you make any quick change of direction you veer. You can veer toward an attractive person at a party, leaving your friends mid-sentence.
1. verb. If something veers in a certain direction, it suddenly moves in that direction. The plane veered off the runway and careered through the perimeter fence. [VERB preposition/adverb] Horrified commuters saw the lorry veer across the motorway and overturn. [VERB preposition/adverb] 2. verb.
Definition of veer verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a. To turn aside from a course or established direction; swerve: veered to the left to avoid a pothole. b. To deviate from a purpose, behavior, or previous pattern: "a sequence of adventures that veered between tragedy and bleak farce" (Anthony Haden-Guest). See Synonyms at swerve. 2. To shift clockwise in direction, as from north to northeast.
