Meaning of "veer" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VEER

From Old French virer, probably of Celtic origin; compare Welsh gwyro to diverge.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF VEER

veer  [vɪə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VEER

Veer is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb veer in English.

WHAT DOES VEER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Veer

The Veer is an option running play often associated with option offenses in American football, made famous at the collegiate level by Bill Yeoman's Houston Cougars. It is currently run primarily on the high school level, with some usage at the collegiate and the professional level where the Veer's blocking scheme has been modified as part of the Zone Blocking system. The Veer is an effective ball control offense that can help minimize mismatches in a game for a team. However, it can lead to turnovers with pitches and handoff option reads The Outside Veer shown vs. an Oklahoma defense. The square indicates the dive read while the diamond indicates the pitch read.

Definition of veer in the English dictionary

The first definition of veer in the dictionary is to alter direction ; swing around. Other definition of veer is to change from one position, opinion, etc, to another. Veer is also to change direction clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anticlockwise in the southern.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO VEER

PRESENT

Present

I veer

you veer

he/she/it veers

we veer

you veer

they veer

Present continuous

I am veering

you are veering

he/she/it is veering

we are veering

you are veering

they are veering

Present perfect

I have veered

you have veered

he/she/it has veered

we have veered

you have veered

they have veered

Present perfect continuous

I have been veering

you have been veering

he/she/it has been veering

we have been veering

you have been veering

they have been veering

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I veered

you veered

he/she/it veered

we veered

you veered

they veered

Past continuous

I was veering

you were veering

he/she/it was veering

we were veering

you were veering

they were veering

Past perfect

I had veered

you had veered

he/she/it had veered

we had veered

you had veered

they had veered

Past perfect continuous

I had been veering

you had been veering

he/she/it had been veering

we had been veering

you had been veering

they had been veering

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will veer

you will veer

he/she/it will veer

we will veer

you will veer

they will veer

Future continuous

I will be veering

you will be veering

he/she/it will be veering

we will be veering

you will be veering

they will be veering

Future perfect

I will have veered

you will have veered

he/she/it will have veered

we will have veered

you will have veered

they will have veered

Future perfect continuous

I will have been veering

you will have been veering

he/she/it will have been veering

we will have been veering

you will have been veering

they will have been veering

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would veer

you would veer

he/she/it would veer

we would veer

you would veer

they would veer

Conditional continuous

I would be veering

you would be veering

he/she/it would be veering

we would be veering

you would be veering

they would be veering

Conditional perfect

I would have veer

you would have veer

he/she/it would have veer

we would have veer

you would have veer

they would have veer

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been veering

you would have been veering

he/she/it would have been veering

we would have been veering

you would have been veering

they would have been veering

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you veer
we let´s veer
you veer

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to veer

Past participle

veered

Present Participle

veering

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «VEER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «veer» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of veer

change · sheer · shift · swerve · tack · turn

TRANSLATION OF VEER

Find out the translation of veer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of veer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «veer» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 突然转向
• Translator English - Spanish: virar
• English: veer
• Translator English - Hindi: वीर
• Translator English - Arabic: فير
• Translator English - Russian: травить
• Translator English - Portuguese: virar
• Translator English - Bengali: ঢিলা করা
• Translator English - French: virer
• Translator English - Malay: Kurangkan
• Translator English - German: abdrehen
• Translator English - Japanese: 急に向きを変える
• Translator English - Korean: > 움직이다
• Translator English - Javanese: Liyane
• Translator English - Vietnamese: xoay chiều
• Translator English - Tamil: வீர்
• Translator English - Marathi: वरा
• Translator English - Turkish: saptırmak
• Translator English - Italian: virare
• Translator English - Polish: Veer
• Translator English - Ukrainian: труїти
• Translator English - Romanian: Veer
• Translator English - Greek: γυρίζω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Veer
• Translator English - Swedish: veer
• Translator English - Norwegian: Veer

7 QUOTES WITH «VEER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word veer.

1

Luke Goss

I love as you come into Paris, you've got the Arch de Triomphe and all that crazy traffic. Then I love the drive from Paris down to Antibes and you veer off east in through the Alps and you come into the south of France on the mountain road as opposed to the freeway.

2

LZ Granderson

Parents are supposed to instill a sense of right and wrong in their children and then keep up the due diligence necessary to make sure they don't veer off that path.

3

Daryl Hall

I always say the same thing - believe in what you do, do it, and don't veer away from the truth of it.

4

Josh Hartnett

If I was painting or writing, I wouldn't veer away from things because they seemed unsavoury to me. So as an actor, I kind of think the same way. I should do things that are different and interesting and shed light on the craziness of the world.

5

Zoe Kazan

And when I get bored, it's like the worst parts of me come out. I really veer to self-destructive tendencies quickly.

6

George Saunders

My habit would have been to veer towards the dark - to prove I was something; edgy, or maybe to prove that I was cognisant of the dark side. Now, with age and confidence, I can say, yeah, that's true, but I am cognisant of the fact that people can do things well. And can be more loving than you expect.

7

Rachael Taylor

In terms of style I typically veer toward a certain masculinity. My style inspirations range from images of my father in his 1970s suits, to Tilda Swinton, to Hugh Hefner, to Sharon Stone and her ferocious sexuality, to handsome men I see on the streets of New York.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VEER»

Discover the use of veer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to veer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Veer Savarkar Father of Hindu Nationalism

' He knew Savarkar personally and wrote his biography in Marathi. The English version 'Veer Savarkar, Father of Hindu Nationalism' has been done now. Savarkar's biography enables the reader to understand the politics of the last century.

Jaywant Joglekar, 2006

Religious Nationalism: Hindus and Muslims in India

A thought-provoking range of other examples describes the historical construction of religious identities: cow protection societies and Sufi tombs, purdah and the political appropriation of images of the female body, Salman Rushdie and the ...

Peter van der Veer, 1994

Veer Durgadas Rathore: an epic

About Durgadas Rathore, 1638-1718, Rajput chief and warrior.

L. S. Rathore, 1987

Imperial Encounters: Religion and Modernity in India and Britain

In this volume, he explores one aspect of the subject in depth and provides a coherent single-voice narrative. The scholarship is of the highest level, and van der Veer writes very well, often with a clever nuance or twist.

Peter van der Veer, 2001

Facebook: The Missing Manual

A guide to using the online social network provides information on creating a profile, communicating with friends, using Facebook applications, and using Facebook to improve one's business.

Emily A. Vander Veer, 2008

Facebook: The Missing Manual

You’ll learn all the tricks. Protect your privacy. You may feel too exposed with so much personal info on display. This book features an easy-to-follow, multi-pronged approach to staying safe on Facebook.

E. A. Vander Veer, 2011

Nation and Religion: Perspectives on Europe and Asia

""Nation and Religion " urges us to rethink the received historical interpretation that associates the onset of western modernity with the separation of the private world of religion from the public domain of politics.

Peter van der Veer, Hartmut Lehmann, 1999

Yoga and Meditation: A Holistic Approach to Perfect Homeostasis

Learn how to relax your body and mind and give yourself a great refreshing lift with Yoga and MeditationAuthor Dr Yogini Shubh Veer has been teaching yoga and meditation for over 4 decades and in Yoga & Meditation she shares her rich ...

Yogini Shubh Veer, 2012

JavaScript For Dummies

With this handy guide by your side, it's easy to follow! Completely revised, this edition gives you all the JavaScript basics as well as step-by-step instructions for getting your scripts onto the Web.

Emily A. Vander Veer, 2004

A True and Perfect Description of Three Voyages

English translation of Veer's Waerichtighe Beschrijvinghe van Drie Seylangien (1599); includes 32 illustrations from the Dutch edition. The Hakluyt edition contains 12 illustrations.

Gerrit De Veer, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VEER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term veer is used in the context of the following news items.

Salman Khan gets sued for Rs 250 crore by Veer producer Vijay …

Salman Khan courted fresh legal trouble on Monday after Vijay Galani, producer of the movie Veer slapped a defamation case of Rs 250 crore against the actor ... «Firstpost, Jun 15»

Sarabjit Singh's Sister, Dalbir Kaur, Meets Cast of 'Ek Veer Ki Ardaas …

MUMBAI — Dalbir Kaur, sister of the late Indian death row prisoner in Pakistan Sarabjit Singh, is said to be a big fan of the TV show “Ek Veer Ki Ardaas... Veera ... «India West, May 15»

PM Narendra Modi pays tribute to Veer Savarkar on his 132nd birth …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Rajdeep Sardesai and many others have taken it to Twitter to pay homage to Veer Savarkar on his 132nd ... «The Indian Express, May 15»

Salman Khan mourns the death of his pet dog Veer

On Wednesday, the 'Prem Ratan Dhan Payo' actor tweeted heart-wrenching pictures of him with his pet dog Veer. Salman slipped into a nostalgic mode and ... «Mid-Day, Mar 15»

Baal Veer gets a triple treat

READ: Baal Veer the superhero turns into a teacher. The name Patanga ... Click here to know more about your favourite show Baal Veer For latest TV updates ... «Times of India, Mar 15»

Seton Hall gets commitment from 2015 wing Veer Singh

After a four-month break, Seton Hall men's basketball resumed filling its 2015 recruiting class Monday with a commitment from wing Veer Singh. The 6-foot-7 ... «Asbury Park Press, Mar 15»

Modi tweets: Veer Savarkar ignited spark of nationalism

"Tributes to the great Veer Savarkar on his Punya Tithi. He ignited the spark of nationalism in several lives," Modi tweeted. He also shared an image of himself ... «India Today, Feb 15»

Ducks prevent ice skating at Vander Veer Park

A Davenport Parks and Recreation Department employee uses a snowblower to clear snow in January 2014 on the lagoon at the Vander Veer Botanical Park in ... «Quad City Times, Feb 15»

Ek Veer Ki Ardaas Veera's time slot to change soon

Television show Ek Veer Ki Ardaas… Veera may have got a breather from getting axed, but the show's time slot will reportedly change soon. It was rumoured ... «Bollywood Life, Jan 15»

Dinda, Veer Pratap rattle Karnataka

An early burst from Ashok Dinda and a late strike from Veer Pratap Singh helped Bengal reduce Karnataka to 237 for 7 on the first day in Kolkata. Dinda, who ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Dec 14»