VEER


Meaning of VEER in English

I. ˈvi(ə)r, -iə transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Middle English veren, of Low German or Dutch origin; akin to Middle Dutch vieren to let out, slacken, Middle Low German vīren to slacken; probably akin to Old High German fiaren to give direction to, Old Frisian fīria to be far and probably to Old English feorr far — more at far

: to let or pay out (as a rope or anchor chain)

veer the mainsheet

- veer and haul

II. verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Middle French virer, probably of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh gwyro to shift, deviate, Breton goara to curve, Old Irish fiar slanting, oblique; akin to Old English wīr wire — more at wire

intransitive verb

1. : to change direction : shift from one direction, position, condition, or inclination to another : be variable : turn

the highway veers inland at this point

his veering gait — William Wordsworth

he veered aside when he heard the train moving — J.C.Powys

my attention veered aimlessly around — Anne S. Mehdevi

his mind veered away from the memory — Marcia Davenport

2. of the wind : to shift in a clockwise direction — opposed to back

3. : to wear ship : alter course by turning away from the direction of the wind

transitive verb

: to direct to a different course

pressures veering him from his purpose

: turn , shift ; specifically : wear 8

veer a ship

Synonyms: see swerve

- veer and haul

III. noun

( -s )

: an act of veering : a change in course, direction, or inclination

took a sharp veer to the left

a veer toward ultraconservatism

a veer in our policy — Kiplinger Washington Letter

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