veer

veer ¹  (vîr)

v. veered, veer·ing, veers

v.intr.

1. To turn aside from a course, direction, or purpose; swerve: "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. Used of the wind.

3. Nautical To change the course of a ship by turning the stern to the wind while advancing to windward; wear ship.

v.tr.

1. To alter the direction of; turn: veered the car sharply to the left.

2. Nautical To change the course of (a ship) by turning the stern windward.

n.

A change in direction; a swerve.

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[French virer, from Old French.]

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veer ²  (vîr)

tr.v. veered, veer·ing, veers Nautical

To let out or release (a line or an anchor train).

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[Middle English veren, from Middle Dutch vieren; see per¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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veer

Verb

1. to change direction suddenly: the plane veered off the runway and careered through the perimeter fence

2. to change from one position or opinion to another: her feelings veered from tenderness to sudden spurts of genuine love

Noun

a change of course or direction [Old French virer]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	veer - turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right" sheer, slew, slue, swerve, trend, curve, cut turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs" peel off - leave a formation yaw - swerve off course momentarily; "the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it"
	2.	veer - shift to a clockwise direction; "the wind veered" change over, shift, switch - make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched" back - shift to a counterclockwise direction; "the wind backed"

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veer

verb change direction, turn, swerve, shift, sheer, tack, be deflected, change course

Translations

veer [vɪəʳ] vi [ship] → virar

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veer [vɪəʳ] vi → tourner; [car, ship] → virer

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veer [vɪəʳ] vi (wind) → sich drehen;

(vehicle) → ausscheren

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veer [vɪəʳ] vi → girare; virare

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veer

v veer [viə]

to change direction suddenly The car veered across the road to avoid hitting a small boy. draai, van rigting verander يَنْحَرِف، يُغَيِّر الأتِّجاه променям посоката си točit se svinge sich drehen αλλάζω κατεύθυνση / στρίβω απότομα virar suunda muutma تغییر جهت دادن kääntyä virer לְשַנוֹת כִּיווּן दिशा बदलना okrenuti se, promijeniti smjer irányt változtat membelok, membanting stir breyta um stefnu; snúast (cambiare direzione) 向きを変える (진로·위치 등의) 방향이 바뀌다; ...의 방향[]을 바꾸다 staiga pasukti, mestis į šoną spēji mainīt virzienu berubah arah van koers veranderen dreie av, svinge (brått) skręcić nagle, odbić guinar a vira делать вираж stočiť sa spremeniti smer promeniti pravac svänga undan, gira หันเห yön değiştirmek, sapmak 突然改變方向 змінювати напрям اچانک مڑنا thay đổi hướng đi 突然改变方向