Definitions of veer [ɪər]

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Definition of 'veer'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) veer
to change direction or turn aside; shift or change from one course, position, etc., to another.

2.  veer
(of the wind)

3.  veer
to change direction clockwise

4.  veer
Naut. to shift to a direction more nearly astern

5. (v.t.) veer
to alter the direction of; turn.

6.  veer
to turn (a vessel) away from the wind.

7. (n.) veer
a change of position, course, etc.

Etymology: (1575–85; < MF virer to turn &indirdesc; L vibrāre; see vibrate)

Definition of 'veer'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
"The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"

2. (verb) veer
shift to a clockwise direction
"the wind veered"

Definition of 'veer'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) veer
to change direction; to turn; to shift; as, wind veers to the west or north

2. (verb) veer
to direct to a different course; to turn; to wear; as, to veer, or wear, a vessel

Translation of 'veer'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to change direction suddenly The car veered across the road to avoid hitting a small boy.
Afrikaans: draai, van rigting verand	Arabic: يَنْحَرِف، يُغَيِّر الأتّ	Bulgarian: променям посоката си
Brazilian: guinar	Czech: točit se	German: sich drehen
Danish: svinge	Greek: αλλάζω κατεύθυνση / στρίβ	Spanish: virar
Estonian: suunda muutma	Farsi: تغییر جهت دادن	Finnish: kääntyä
French: virer	Hebrew: לְשַנוֹת כִּיווּן	Hindi: दिशा बदलना
Croatian: okrenuti se, promijeniti	Hungarian: irányt változtat	Indonesian: membelok, membanting stir
Icelandic: breyta um stefnu; snúast	Italian: (cambiare direzione)	Japanese: 向きを変える
Korean: 방향(진로)을 바꾸다	Lithuanian: staiga pasukti, mestisį š	Latvian: spēji mainīt virzienu
Malay: berubah arah	Dutch: van koers veranderen	Norwegian: dreie av, svinge (brått)
Polish: skręcić nagle, odbić	Portuguese: guinar	Romanian: a vira
Russian: делать вираж	Slovak: stočiť sa	Slovenian: spremeniti smer
Serbian: promeniti pravac	Swedish: svänga undan, gira	Thai: หันเห
Turkish: yön değiştirmek, sapmak	Taiwanese: 突然改變方向	Ukrainian: змінювати напрям
Urdu: اچانک مڑنا	Vietnamese: thayđổi hướng đi	Chinese: 突然改变方向
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