Today’s word of the day is ‘Veer.‘ Let us understand more about this word.
Veer [ veer]
What is this word’s grammar?
The word is a verb, i.e., it demonstrates an action or an occurrence.
Does the word have a past tense? What is it?
1. Change direction
2. Get around
3. Train off
4. Angle off
How is the word pronounced in popular languages?
1. Hindi- Sthiti badalen
2. Spanish – Virar
3. French – Virer
4. Mandarin – Veer
How to use this word in a sentence?
1. The wind of a riot is always enough to veer the Parisians from north to south under any regime.
2. Some men of the life-saving station had seen her approach, and then veer out again suddenly as the light was changed.
3. The woman allegedly decided to hit her brakes suddenly and veer toward an exit, losing Tirico.
4. It bounded over great stones and tried to veer into ditches, with the express purpose of hurling me to destruction.
5. With the wind anywhere ahead, she just had to run into the shelter, or drift, till the breeze chose to veer again.
What are some synonyms of the word of the day?
Some synonyms of the word are:
bend, deflect, depart, deviate, diverge, divert, drift, pivot, shift, skid, swerve, swing, twist, whirl, avert, bear, change, curve, cut, digress, dip, divagate, sheer, skew, swivel, tack, turn, wheel, whip etc.
What are some antonyms of the word of the day?
Some antonyms of the word are:
keep to, stay, straighten, go directetc.
Quotation:
I think the novel is at one end of the art-entertainment continuum – the play in the middle – while TV and cinema veer a bit more towards entertainment.
Irvine Welsh
Social Example:
That moment you think MC has finally figured it out only for her to veer right past the truth and land up in a ditch. pic.twitter.com/xP7vYp11O8
— acursedhalo?? (@acursedhalo) January 4, 2021
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