/ vɪə(r); NAmE vɪr/ verb [ v + adv. / prep. ]
1.
( especially of a vehicle ) to change direction suddenly
SYN swerve :
The bus veered onto the wrong side of the road.
2.
( of a conversation or way of behaving or thinking ) to change in the way it develops :
The debate veered away from the main topic of discussion.
His emotions veered between fear and anger.
3.
( technical ) ( of the wind ) to change direction :
The wind veered to the west.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from French virer , perhaps from an alteration of Latin gyrare , from Greek guros a ring.