verb
ADVERB
▪ sharply , wildly
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The missile ~ed wildly off course.
▪ (to the) left , (to the) right
▪ off course
▪ around , away , off , round ( esp. BrE )
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The plane ~ed away to the left.
PREPOSITION
▪ between ( figurative )
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He ~ed between the extremes of optimism and pessimism.
▪ from ( figurative )
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The play ~s from loopy comedy to serious moralizing.
▪ off
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The car ~ed off the road.
▪ to
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The path ~s sharply to the right.
▪ towards/toward
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He ~ed left towards/toward them.
PHRASES
▪ ~ close to sth ( figurative )
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His poetry ~ed dangerously close to sentimentalism.