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swerveswerve /swɚv/ verb [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYswerveOrigin: Old English sweorfan to wipe, put away VERB TABLEswerve |
Present | I, you, we, they | swerve | | he, she, it | swerves | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | swerved | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have swerved | | he, she, it | has swerved | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had swerved | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will swerve | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have swerved |
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Present | I | am swerving | | he, she, it | is swerving | | you, we, they | are swerving | Past | I, he, she, it | was swerving | | you, we, they | were swerving | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been swerving | | he, she, it | has been swerving | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been swerving | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be swerving | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been swerving |
to make a sudden sideways movement while moving forward, especially in order to avoid hitting something: She swerved to avoid the biker.swerve across/off etc. The bus swerved off the road. [Origin: Old English sweorfan to wipe, put away]—swerve noun [countable]swerve from something phrasal verb to change from an idea or course of action |