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veer1

Syllabification: (veer)
Pronunciation: /vi(ə)r/

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Definition of veer

verb

[no object]
  • change direction suddenly:an oil tanker that had veered off course
  • suddenly change an opinion, subject, type of behavior, etc.:the conversation eventually veered away from theatrical things
  • (of the wind) change direction clockwise around the points of the compass:the wind veered southwestThe opposite of back.

noun

  • a sudden change of direction.

Origin:

late 16th century: from French virer, perhaps from an alteration of Latin gyrare (see gyrate)

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