veer

//vɪər//
B2Frequency Level 11Neutral
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Verb

veerInfinitive
veerPresent tense
veeredPast tense
veeredPast participle
veeringPresent participle
veersThird-person singular
1

To change direction suddenly or sharply, especially while moving.

The car veered sharply to the left to avoid the obstacle.

2

To shift or change from one course, opinion, or subject to another.

The conversation suddenly veered to politics.