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- [veer]
- /vɪər/
- /vɪər/
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- [veer]
- /vɪər/
Definitions of veered word
- verb without object veered to change direction or turn about or aside; shift, turn, or change from one course, position, inclination, etc., to another: The speaker kept veering from his main topic. The car veered off the road. 1
- verb without object veered to change direction clockwise (opposed to back1 (def 30.)). Nautical. to shift to a direction more nearly astern (opposed to haul (def 8c.)). 1
- verb with object veered to slacken or let out: to veer chain. 1
- noun veered a change of direction, position, course, etc.: a sudden veer in a different direction. 1
- verb veered simple past tense and past participle of veer. 0
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Origin of veered
First appearance:
before 1575 One of the 34% oldest English words
First recorded in 1575-85, veer is from the Middle French word virer to turn
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Parts of speech for Veered
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veered popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
veered usage trend in Literature
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verb veered
- banked — A banked stretch of road is higher on one side than the other.
- beetled — Projecting over.
- cambered — Having camber.
- deviated — to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc.
- digressed — to deviate or wander away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing; depart from the principal line of argument, plot, study, etc.
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