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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.
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.
Definition of 'veer' Word Frequency. veer. (vɪəʳ ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense veers , present participle veering , past tense, past participle veered. 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.
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.
Definition of veer verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. 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.
Jun 14, 2024 · veer (third-person singular simple present veers, present participle veering, simple past and past participle veered) ( obsolete, nautical) To let out (a sail-line), to allow (a sheet) to run out.
May 21, 2024 · 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. Conjugations of 'veer' present simple: I veer, you veer [...] past simple: I veered, you veered [...] past participle: veered
Meaning of veer – Learner’s Dictionary. veer. verb. uk / vɪə r/ us. veer across/off/towards, etc. Add to word list Add to word list. to suddenly change direction: The car veered off the road and hit a tree. (Definition of veer from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of veer. in Chinese (Traditional)
