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–verb (used without object)

1.	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.

(of the wind)

a.	to change direction clockwise (opposed to back).

b.	Nautical. to shift to a direction more nearly astern (opposed to haul).

–verb (used with object)

3.	to alter the direction or course of; turn.

4.	Nautical. to turn (a vessel) away from the wind; wear.

–noun

5.	a change of direction, position, course, etc.: a sudden veer in a different direction.

[Origin: 1575–85; < MF virer to turn

]

—Related forms

veer·ing·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. deviate, swerve, diverge.

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–verb (used with object) Nautical.

to slacken or let out: to veer chain.

[Origin: 1425–75; late ME vere < MD vieren to let out

]

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veer¹ Audio Help   (vîr) Pronunciation Key
v.   veered, veer·ing, veers

v.   intr.

To turn aside from a course, direction, or purpose; swerve: "a sequence of adventures that veered between tragedy and bleak farce" (Anthony Haden-Guest). See Synonyms at swerve.
To shift clockwise in direction, as from north to northeast. Used of the wind.
Nautical To change the course of a ship by turning the stern to the wind while advancing to windward; wear ship.

v. tr.

To alter the direction of; turn: veered the car sharply to the left.
Nautical To change the course of (a ship) by turning the stern windward.

n. A change in direction; a swerve.

[French virer, from Old French.]

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tr.v. veered, veer·ing, veers Nautical
To let out or release (a line or an anchor train).

[Middle English veren, from Middle Dutch vieren; see per¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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1582, "to change direction" (originally with ref. to the wind), from M.Fr. virer "to turn," of uncertain origin, perhaps from the L. stem vir- in viriæ (pl.) "bracelets;" or perhaps from a V.L. contraction of L. vibrare "to shake."

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veer
verb
1.	turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right" [syn: swerve]
2.	shift to a clockwise direction; "the wind veered" [ant: back]

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veer [viə] verb

to change direction suddenly
Example: The car veered across the road to avoid hitting a small boy.

Arabic:	يَنْحَرِف، يُغَيِّر الأتِّجاه
Chinese (Simplified):	突然改变方向
Chinese (Traditional):	突然改變方向
Czech:	točit se
Danish:	svinge
Dutch:	van koers veranderen
Estonian:	suunda muutma
Finnish:	kääntyä
French:	virer
German:	sich drehen
Greek:	αλλάζω κατεύθυνση , * στρίβω απότομα
Hungarian:	irányt változtat
Icelandic:	breyta um stefnu; snúast
Indonesian:	membelok, membanting stir
Italian:	(cambiare direzione)

Japanese:	向きを変える
Korean:	(진로·위치 등의) 방향이 바뀌다; …의 방향을 바꾸다
Latvian:	spēji mainīt virzienu
Lithuanian:	staiga pasukti, mestis į šoną
Norwegian:	dreie av, svinge (brått)
Polish:	skręcić nagle, odbić
Portuguese (Brazil):	guinar
Portuguese (Portugal):	guinar
Romanian:	a vira
Russian:	делать вираж
Slovak:	stočiť sa
Slovenian:	spremeniti smer
Spanish:	virar
Swedish:	svänga undan, gira
Turkish:	yön değiştirmek, sapmak

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En*vi"ron\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Environed; p. pr. & vb. n. Environing.] [F. environner, fr. environ about, thereabout; pref. en- (L. in) + OF. viron circle, circuit, fr. OF. & F. virer to turn, LL. virare to turn up and down, topsy-turvy. Cf. Veer.] To surround; to encompass; to encircle; to hem in; to be round about; to involve or envelop.

Dwelling in a pleasant glade, With mountains round about environed. --Spenser.

Environed he was with many foes. --Shak.

Environ me with darkness whilst I write. --Donne.

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Veer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Veered; p. pr. & vb. n. Veering.] [F. virer (cf. Sp. virar, birar), LL. virare; perhaps fr. L. vibrare to brandish, vibrate (cf. Vibrate); or cf. L. viriae armlets, bracelets, viriola a little bracelet (cf. Ferrule). Cf. Environ.] To change direction; to turn; to shift; as, wind veers to the west or north. "His veering gait." --Wordsworth.

And as he leads, the following navy veers. --Dryden.

an ordinary community which is hostile or friendly as passion or as interest may veer about. --Burke.

To veer and haul (Naut.), to vary the course or direction; -- said of the wind, which veers aft and hauls forward. The wind is also said to veer when it shifts with the sun.

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