veer

[US]/vɪə(r)/
[UK]/vɪr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. change direction; change point of view
vt. cause to change direction; cause to take a different course
n. change of direction; a change in direction

Phrases & Collocations

veer off course

veer away

Example Sentences

The wind veered round to the west.

the wind veered a point.

veered the car sharply to the left.

The car suddenly veered off to the left.

The conversation veered off into more personal matters.

they veered between apathetic torpor and hysterical fanaticism.

an oil tanker that had veered off course.

the conversation eventually veered away from theatrical things.

The tone of the Cabinet is veered by every incidental change of war.

Verily, this vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose.

veered the conversation away from politics.

The car went out of control and veered across the road.

The truck veered off the road and crashed into a tree.

his answer veered towards the affirmative.

He veered between calm acceptance and hysterical accusations.

The plane was going straight towards the mountain, but veered away at the last minute.

Throughout his career, he’s veered away from jazz into other areas.

In the era of tea-party conservatives, Mr Pawlenty is calculatedly veering to the right.

The entry was more of a free-fall, really, Lron's piloting veering between the suicidally reckless and the professionally competent.

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