SWERVE


Meaning of SWERVE in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ sudden

The car made a sudden ~ to the left.

VERB + SWERVE

▪ make

II.

verb

ADVERB

▪ sharply , violently

▪ dangerously , wildly

▪ suddenly

▪ away

PREPOSITION

▪ across

The car veered out of control and ~d across the road.

▪ around , into

A van suddenly ~d into her path.

▪ off

The vehicle ~d off the road.

PHRASES

▪ ~ to avoid sb/sth

The car ~d sharply to avoid the bus.

Swerve is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ car

Swerve is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ car

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .