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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024swerve /swɜrv/USA pronunciation v., swerved, swerv•ing, n. v. - to turn aside suddenly or sharply in movement or direction: [no object]He swerved to avoid hitting the child.[~ + object]She swerved the car to avoid the stalled vehicle ahead of her.
n. [countable] - the act of swerving.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024swerve (swûrv),USA pronunciation v., swerved, swerv•ing, n.
v.i. - to turn aside abruptly in movement or direction;
deviate suddenly from the straight or direct course.
v.t. - to cause to turn aside:Nothing could swerve him.
n. - an act of swerving;
turning aside.
- 1175–1225; Middle English swerven (verb, verbal); Old English sweorfan to rub, file; cognate with Dutch zwerven to rove, Old High German swerban, Old Norse sverfa to file, Gothic afswairban to wipe off
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See deviate.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: swerve /swɜːv/ vb - to turn or cause to turn aside, usually sharply or suddenly, from a course
n - the act, instance, or degree of swerving
Etymology: Old English sweorfan to scour; related to Old High German swerban to wipe off, Gothic afswairban to wipe off, Old Norse sverfa to fileˈswervable adj ˈswerver n |