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Veer

verb/vˈɪɹ/
Definition
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
shift to a clockwise direction
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/vˈɪɹ/
🇬🇧British English
/vˈiə/
🇮🇳Indian English
/vˈiə/
1 syllable Say it as /vˈɪɹ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
verbturn sharply; change direction abruptly
“The car cut to the left at the intersection”
verbshift to a clockwise direction
“the wind veered”
Word Forms
swervenounan erratic deflection from an intended course
swervingnounthe act of turning aside suddenly
curvenounthe trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
trendnoungeneral line of orientation
veeringnounthe act of turning aside suddenly
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
abbiegen
scharf abbiegen; abrupt die Richtung ändern
🇫🇷French
virer
tournez-vous brusquement; changer brusquement de direction
🇪🇸Spanish
virar
girar bruscamente; cambiar de dirección abruptamente
🇮🇹Italian
virare
girare bruscamente; cambiare direzione bruscamente
🇵🇹Portuguese
virar
vire bruscamente; mudar de direção abruptamente
🇷🇺Russian
отклоняться
резко повернуться; резко изменить направление
India
🇮🇳Hindi
वीर
तेजी से मुड़ें; अचानक दिशा बदलें
🇧🇩Bengali
বীর
তীক্ষ্ণভাবে বাঁক; হঠাৎ দিক পরিবর্তন করুন
🇮🇳Tamil
வீர்
கூர்மையாக திரும்பவும்; திடீரென்று திசையை மாற்றவும்
🇮🇳Telugu
వీర్
పదునుగా తిరగండి; అకస్మాత్తుగా దిశను మార్చండి
🇮🇳Marathi
वीर
वेगाने वळणे; दिशा अचानक बदला
🇮🇳Gujarati
વીર
તીવ્ર વળો; અચાનક દિશા બદલો
🇮🇳Kannada
ವೀರ್
ತೀವ್ರವಾಗಿ ತಿರುಗಿ; ದಿಕ್ಕನ್ನು ಥಟ್ಟನೆ ಬದಲಾಯಿಸಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വീർ
കുത്തനെ തിരിയുക; പെട്ടെന്ന് ദിശ മാറ്റുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਵੀਰ
ਤੇਜ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ ਮੁੜੋ; ਅਚਾਨਕ ਦਿਸ਼ਾ ਬਦਲੋ
🇵🇰Urdu
ویر
تیزی سے مڑنا؛ اچانک سمت تبدیل کریں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
转向
急转弯;突然改变方向
🇯🇵Japanese
方向転換する
急に向きを変える。急に方向を変える
🇰🇷Korean
바뀌다
급격하게 회전하다; 갑자기 방향을 바꾸다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đổi hướng
rẽ mạnh; đổi hướng đột ngột
🇹🇭Thai
เปลี่ยนทิศทาง
เลี้ยวอย่างรวดเร็ว; เปลี่ยนทิศทางกะทันหัน
🇮🇩Indonesian
membelok
berbelok tajam; mengubah arah secara tiba-tiba
🇵🇭Filipino
lumihis
lumiko nang husto; biglang magpalit ng direksyon
🇲🇾Malay
melencong
pusing tajam; bertukar arah secara tiba-tiba
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
ينحرف
بدوره بشكل حاد. تغيير الاتجاه فجأة
🇮🇷Persian
منحرف شدن
چرخش تند؛ تغییر جهت ناگهانی
🇹🇷Turkish
yön değiştirmek
keskin bir şekilde dönün; aniden yön değiştirmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
לִסְטוֹת
לפנות בחדות; לשנות כיוון בפתאומיות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'veer'?
The primary meaning of 'veer' is 'turn sharply; change direction abruptly'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'veer' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'veer' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'veer' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'veer' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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