Meaning & use

veer

verb·Academic

To change direction suddenly and sharply, especially while moving or speaking.

See it in a sentence

The car veered sharply to avoid the deer standing in the road.

Their conversation veered from the weather to a heated debate about politics.

A note on using this word

Veer can describe physical movement, like a vehicle, or a figurative shift, like a conversation or plan changing course.

Words with a similar meaning

swerveturn

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