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veer

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[ veer ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to change direction or turn about or aside; shift, turn, or change from one course, position, inclination, etc., to another:

    The speaker kept veering from his main topic. The car veered off the road.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. (of the wind)
    1. to change direction clockwise ( back 1def 31 ).
    2. Nautical. to shift to a direction more nearly astern ( haul def 8c ).


verb (used with object)

  1. to alter the direction or course of; turn.
  2. Nautical. to turn (a vessel) away from the wind; wear.

noun

  1. a change of direction, position, course, etc.:

    a sudden veer in a different direction.

veer

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[ veer ]

verb (used with object)

Nautical.
  1. to slacken or let out:

    to veer chain.

veer

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/ ±¹ÉªÉ™ /

verb

  1. to alter direction (of); swing around
  2. intr to change from one position, opinion, etc, to another
  3. intr
    1. (of the wind) to change direction clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anticlockwise in the southern
    2. nautical to blow from a direction nearer the stern Compare haul
  4. nautical to steer (a vessel) off the wind
“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. a change of course or direction
“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

veer

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/ ±¹ÉªÉ™ /

verb

  1. tr; often foll by out or away nautical to slacken or pay out (cable or chain)
“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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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of veer1

First recorded in 1575–85, veer is from the Middle French word virer to turn

Origin of veer2

1425–75; late Middle English vere < Middle Dutch vieren to let out
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of veer1

C16: from Old French virer, probably of Celtic origin; compare Welsh gwyro to diverge

Origin of veer2

C16: from Dutch vieren, from Old High German fieren to give direction
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Two children are dead and their mother is in custody after authorities say she veered her car off a highway in Northern California wine country while driving drunk and slammed into a tree.

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It was hard to think about the things I really valued while I veered into sexual reverie about the landlord.

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If Al Gore had become President, would we now be wondering why climate change indicators are veering towards the worst case scenarios, or whether we’ll perish by water or fire?

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Even knowing that this ridiculously charming setup will take a sharp veer into blood and guts, the dramatic tonal change still hits us like a kick to the head.

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