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to veer
01
to abruptly turn to a different direction
Intransitive: to veer | to veer to a direction
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
veer
3rd person singular
veers
Present participle
veering
Past simple
veered
Past participle
veered
Examples
The driver had to veer sharply to the right to avoid colliding with the stalled car.
02
(of wind) to shift or change direction clockwise
Intransitive: to veer | to veer to a direction
Examples
The sailors observed the wind veering from the north to the northeast.
