American English

How to pronounce veered

verbB2
VEERD

/viɹd̚/

One syllable.

Form of veer

Veered is both the past form and the past participle of veer.

Moved suddenly in a different direction.

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Meanings & examples

past and past participle verb

Moved suddenly in a different direction.

The car veered off the road.

She veered away from the falling tree.

past and past participle verb

Moved away from the main subject, direction, or plan.

The conversation veered into a different topic.

The project veered off course after the budget was cut.

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