to veer
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4.2
- verb
- /vɪr/
:
virar
- The car suddenly veered to avoid hitting the dog in the road.
- veer sharply
- veer off course
- the wind veered
So most politicians tend to veer away from that possibility.
- So most politicians tend to veer away from that possibility.
- And I think that's where most of us veer off on the wrong path.
- Our thoughts naturally veer towards what our emotions tell us.
- Because as creatives, we will veer off the road.
- You don't veer away from what you're supposed to be doing.
- He looks confused because the van we were following starts to veer off path.
- And my mom said, Oh my God, hold on, 'cause the truck started to veer back in.
- So I veered towards intellectual pursuits where I could have power.
- All the press have set up, which shouldn't be a problem unless the horse slightly veers off the track or an arrow goes astray.
- Some people veer more into depression, others into anger, others into denial.
- The mum and dad veer off off the road and they crash through like a barrier and go into the water.
- So you start to veer towards like soft biscuits, ready made meals and they are low in fibre and low in water.
Examples
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But now, as another new justice settles in, the Court is veering toward a middle road.
Academic text (1994) -
So most politicians tend to veer away from that possibility.
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And my mom said, Oh my God, hold on, 'cause the truck started to veer back in.
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People veer off the path.
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You can afford to veer off the beaten path.
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Or do I veer into this wall, which may damage the occupant?
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The mission was aborted when they veered off course.
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One of the wheels detached, causing Miss Haynes to veer from the road.
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So Quinn lights one himself and then veers away from the water back toward the city.
Fiction book (1991) -
The United States is doing that already just by occasionally veering too far into unilateralism.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
343
2.8
To move quickly in a new direction, often to take a shortcut
94
4.2
To cause something like traffic or a river to go a different way
61
2.8
To turn suddenly to avoid hitting something
41
3.7
Turn a ship to a new direction to avoid danger
34
5.6
To move suddenly and unsteadily, often forward or to one side
24
4.1
To turn quickly to face a different direction
22
2.8
To bend into a smooth, rounded shape
15
7.6
To slide or turn sideways suddenly, often out of control
10
3.2
Turn quickly to face the opposite direction
5
6.7
To move quickly in a different direction to avoid an obstacle
1
7.8
Turn away suddenly to avoid something
1
8.1
To move quickly to avoid something by changing direction
1
4.8
To turn quickly to face another direction or change your opinion suddenly
1
5.6
To turn sharply to the other side while moving
Antonyms
How Sharp
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word veer comes from an old root seen in the Latin vertere, which means 'to turn', and you can see the same idea in English words like reverse. So, to veer is to suddenly 'turn' or change direction.