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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]
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veer Translations 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| My well-remembered experience has convinced me that, in that corner of the ocean, once the wind has got to the northward of west (as it did on the 20th, taking the British fleet aback), appearances of westerly weather go for nothing, and that it is infinitely more likely to veer right round to the east than to shift back again. Scarcely had he spoken when he saw the stag veer about and fix its glances rigidly on the bushes to the left side of the glade. A dozen paces straight through the underbrush, then a sharp turn at right angles for no apparent reason, only to veer again suddenly in a new direction |
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