Pronunciation: /vɪər/
noun a change of direction or course
A1 The car made a sudden veer to the right.
A2 The cyclist had to veer around the pothole in the road.
B1 The pilot had to veer off course due to bad weather conditions.
B2 The ship had to veer sharply to avoid a collision with an iceberg.
C1 The politician's speech took a veer towards controversial topics.
C2 The company's financial projections took a sudden veer downwards.
verb to change direction suddenly or swerve
A1 The car suddenly veered to the left to avoid hitting the pedestrian.
A2 The boat veered off course due to strong winds.
B1 The cyclist had to veer around the fallen tree blocking the path.
B2 The plane veered sharply to avoid a collision with another aircraft.
C1 The driver veered off the road and crashed into a ditch.
C2 The ship veered off course during the storm, causing delays in its arrival.
formal The car started to veer off course due to the icy road conditions.
informal I had to veer around the fallen tree on the hiking trail.
slang The skateboarder tried to veer past the group of pedestrians on the sidewalk.
figurative Her thoughts began to veer towards more positive outcomes as she focused on gratitude.
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