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swerve

[ swurv ]

verb (used without object)

swerved, swerving.
  1. to turn aside abruptly in movement or direction; deviate suddenly from the straight or direct course.


verb (used with object)

swerved, swerving.
  1. to cause to turn aside:

    Nothing could swerve him.

noun

  1. an act of swerving; turning aside.

swerve

/ ²õ·Éɜ˱¹ /

verb

  1. to turn or cause to turn aside, usually sharply or suddenly, from a course
  2. tr to avoid (a person or event)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act, instance, or degree of swerving
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ·É±ð°ù±¹±ð°ù, noun
  • ˈ²õ·É±ð°ù±¹²¹²ú±ô±ð, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ü²Ô·²õ·É±ð°ù±¹±ð»å adjective
  • ³Ü²Ô·²õ·É±ð°ù±¹î€ƒi²Ô²µ adjective
  • ³Ü²Ô·²õ·É±ð°ù±¹î€ƒi²Ô²µÂ·ly adverb
  • ³Ü²Ô·²õ·É±ð°ù±¹î€ƒi²Ô²µÂ·ness noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of swerve1

1175–1225; Middle English swerven (v.); Old English sweorfan to rub, file; cognate with Dutch zwerven to rove, Old High German swerban, Old Norse sverfa to file, Gothic afswairban to wipe off
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of swerve1

Old English sweorfan to scour; related to Old High German swerban to wipe off, Gothic afswairban to wipe off, Old Norse sverfa to file
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Synonym Study

See deviate.
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TEUCHITLÃN, Mexico — The anguished mother arrived on a motorcycle, the bike kicking up a cloud of dust as it swerved to a halt before strands of red and yellow crime-scene tape.

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An elderly driver swerved onto the wrong side of the road and fatally struck a motorcyclist after an unrestrained dog jumped on his lap.

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The picture looks a bit dimmer without the bearded, smiling, swerving Kupp.

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She also claimed another vehicle was “heading for me†and swerved out of the way, adding that she hit a road divider and then a tree.

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He may even want to bring other things to the famous Resolute desk beyond defence and Ukraine: Trump is, a senior government source says, notoriously unpredictable and may swerve off topic.

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