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- [swurv]
- /swɜrv/
- /swɜːv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [swurv]
- /swɜrv/
Definitions of swerve word
- verb without object swerve to turn aside abruptly in movement or direction; deviate suddenly from the straight or direct course. 1
- verb with object swerve to cause to turn aside: Nothing could swerve him. 1
- noun swerve an act of swerving; turning aside. 1
- intransitive verb swerve veer, turn to side 1
- noun swerve act of swerving 1
- verb swerve If a vehicle or other moving thing swerves or if you swerve it, it suddenly changes direction, often in order to avoid hitting something. 0
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Origin of swerve
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English swerven (v.); Old English sweorfan to rub, file; cognate with Dutch zwerven to rove, Old High German swerban, Old Norse sverfa to file, Gothic afswairban to wipe off
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Parts of speech for Swerve
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
swerve popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
swerve usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for swerve
verb swerve
- aberrated — simple past tense and past participle of aberrate.
- arcing — Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- arcked — a simple past tense and past participle of arc.
- arcking — a present participle of arc.
- aways — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
noun swerve
- capriole — a high upward but not forward leap made by a horse with all four feet off the ground
- catenary — the curve assumed by a heavy uniform flexible cord hanging freely from two points. When symmetrical about the y-axis and intersecting it at y = a, the equation is y = a cosh x/a
- chord — A chord is a number of musical notes played or sung at the same time with a pleasing effect.
- curlicue — Curlicues are decorative twists and curls, usually carved or made with a pen.
- curve — A curve is a smooth, gradually bending line, for example part of the edge of a circle.
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