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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.
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.
Definition of veer verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Veer definition: To shift clockwise in direction, as from north to northeast. Used of the wind.
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)
