veer
/vɪ(ə)ɹ/ verb C2- To change direction or course suddenly; to swerve. · The car slid on the ice and veered out of control.
- To shift in a clockwise direction (if in the Northern Hemisphere, or in a counterclockwise direction if in the Southern Hemisphere).
- To shift aft.
- To change direction into the wind; to wear ship.
- To turn.
He/she/it veers · Past veered · Past participle veered · -ing form veering
Verb forms
- Base form
- veer
- He/she/it
- veers
- Past
- veered
- Past participle
- veered
- -ing form
- veering
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