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- Dictionaryveer/vɪə/
verb
- 1. change direction suddenly: "an oil tanker that had veered off course"
noun
- 1. a sudden change of direction.
- 2. an offensive play using a modified T-formation with a split backfield, which allows the quarterback the option of passing to the fullback, pitching to a running back, or running with the ball.
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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. to alter direction (of); swing around. 2. (intr) to change from one position, opinion, etc, to another. 3. (Physical Geography) (of the wind) to change direction clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anticlockwise in the southern. 4. (Nautical Terms) nautical to blow from a direction nearer the stern.
1. to alter direction (of); swing around. 2.(intransitive) to change from one position, opinion, etc, to another. 3.(intransitive) a. (of the wind) to change direction clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anticlockwise in the southern. b. nautical. to blow from a direction nearer the stern.
Definition of veer verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Sep 24, 2024 · As for the legions of paintings, they veer between the bland and bizarre. ( intransitive , of the wind ) To shift in a clockwise direction (if in the Northern Hemisphere , or in a counterclockwise direction if in the Southern Hemisphere ).
Veer definition: To shift clockwise in direction, as from north to northeast. Used of the wind.
Definitions of 'veer'. 1. If something veers in a certain direction, it suddenly moves in that direction. [...] 2. If someone or something veers in a certain direction, they change their position or direction in a particular situation. [...] More.
