v., veered, veer·ing, veers.

v.intr.

1. 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.
2. To shift clockwise in direction, as from north to northeast. Used of the wind.
3. Nautical. To change the course of a ship by turning the stern to the wind while advancing to windward; wear ship.

v.tr.

1. To alter the direction of; turn: veered the car sharply to the left.
2. 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.]

veer² (vîr)
tr.v. Nautical., veered, veer·ing, veers.

To let out or release (a line or an anchor train).

[Middle English veren, from Middle Dutch vieren.]

verb

1. To turn aside sharply from a straight course: chop², cut, sheer¹, skew, slue¹, swerve. Nautical yaw. See change/persist.
2. To turn away from a prescribed course of action or conduct: depart, deviate, digress, diverge, stray, swerve. Archaic err. See approach/retreat, correct/incorrect.
3. To change the direction or course of: avert, deflect, deviate, divert, pivot, shift, swing, turn. See change/persist.

v

Definition: change direction
Antonyms: go direct, stay

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IN BRIEF: To change direction.

Veer to the right when you get to the fork in the road.

Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - pludseligt at skifte retning
v. tr. - dreje skarpt, svinge
n. - kursændring, retningsskift

2.
v. tr. - slække

Nederlands (Dutch)
wending, vieren (kabel), keren (wind), van richting/mening veranderen, wenden (m.n. van schip)

Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - virer, tourner soudainement, (fig) changer (d'opinion)
v. tr. - (Naut) faire virer
n. - changement brusque de direction

2.
v. tr. - relâcher/dérouler (une corde ou un câble) de manière contrôlée

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - sich drehen, abdrehen, ausscheren
n. - Ausscheren, Drehung

2.
v. - frieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αλλαγή κατεύθυνσης, (μετεωρ.) (για ανέμους) μετάπνοια, αλλαγή κατεύθυνσης, (μτφ.) μετάπτωση, μεταστροφή (γνώμης κ.λπ.)
v. - στρέφω, αλλάζω κατεύθυνση ή πορεία, γυρίζω, αλλάζω γνώμη ή σκοπό ή πεποίθηση, (μετεωρ.) (για ανέμους) μεταπνέω, αλλάζω κατεύθυνση

Italiano (Italian)
virata, virare, filare, girare, cambiare rotta, cambiare parere

Português (Portuguese)
n. - mudança (f) rumo ou curso (Náut.)
v. - alterar a rota

Русский (Russian)
изменение направления, поворачивать, менять направление

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - desviarse, ser variable
v. tr. - virar, cambiar de dirección, torcer
n. - viraje, cambio brusco

2.
v. tr. - arriar, aflojar, largar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vändning, gir, omkastning, omsvängning
v. - vända, ändra riktning, gira, kasta om, ändra åsikt

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 转向, 顺转, 使转向, 方向的转变

2. 放出

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. intr. - 轉向, 順轉
v. tr. - 使轉向
n. - 轉向, 方向的轉變

2.
v. tr. - 放出

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - 방향을 바꾸다, 갑자기 기분을 바꾸다
v. tr. - (배의) 침로를 바꾸다, 바람부는 쪽으로 돌리다
n. - 방향을 바꿈, 갑자기 기분을 바꿈

2.
v. tr. - (밧줄, 사슬 등을) 느슨하게 하다, 문제를 잘 처리하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 向きを変える, 風下に進路を変える, 変わる, 緩める
n. - 方向転換

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) انحرف, غير اتجاه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮פנה, סטה, נטה, חגה (לגבי הרוח)‬
v. tr. - ‮שינה כיוון, שינה נתיב‬
n. - ‮שינוי כיוון פתאומי‬
v. tr. - ‮רופף (חבל או כבל) או הרפה ממנו באופן מבוקר‬

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