swerve

swerve

S0944200 (swûrv)tr. & intr.v. swerved, swerv·ing, swerves To turn aside or be turned aside abruptly from a straight path or established pattern.n. The act of swerving.

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[Middle English swerven, from Old English sweorfan, to rub, scour.]Synonyms: swerve, depart, deviate, digress, diverge, stray, veer¹
These verbs mean to turn away from a straight path or established pattern, as of thought or action: a gaze that never swerved; won't depart from family traditions; deviated from the original plan; digressed from the main topic; opinions that diverged; strays from the truth; a conversation that veered away from sensitive issues.

swerve

(swɜːv) vb1. to turn or cause to turn aside, usually sharply or suddenly, from a course2. (tr) to avoid (a person or event)nthe act, instance, or degree of swerving[Old English sweorfan to scour; related to Old High German swerban to wipe off, Gothic afswairban to wipe off, Old Norse sverfa to file] ˈswervable adj ˈswerver n

swerve

(swɜrv)

v. swerved, swerv•ing,
n. v.i. 1. to turn aside abruptly in movement or direction; deviate suddenly from the straight or direct course. v.t. 2. to cause to turn aside. n. 3. the act of swerving. [1175–1225; Old English sweorfan to rub, file, c. Old Frisian swerfa to wander, Old Saxon, Old High German swerban to rub, Old Norse sverfa to file]

swerve

Past participle: swerved
Gerund: swerving

Imperative
swerve
swerve

Present
I swerve
you swerve
he/she/it swerves
we swerve
you swerve
they swerve

Preterite
I swerved
you swerved
he/she/it swerved
we swerved
you swerved
they swerved

Present Continuous
I am swerving
you are swerving
he/she/it is swerving
we are swerving
you are swerving
they are swerving

Present Perfect
I have swerved
you have swerved
he/she/it has swerved
we have swerved
you have swerved
they have swerved

Past Continuous
I was swerving
you were swerving
he/she/it was swerving
we were swerving
you were swerving
they were swerving

Past Perfect
I had swerved
you had swerved
he/she/it had swerved
we had swerved
you had swerved
they had swerved

Future
I will swerve
you will swerve
he/she/it will swerve
we will swerve
you will swerve
they will swerve

Future Perfect
I will have swerved
you will have swerved
he/she/it will have swerved
we will have swerved
you will have swerved
they will have swerved

Future Continuous
I will be swerving
you will be swerving
he/she/it will be swerving
we will be swerving
you will be swerving
they will be swerving

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been swerving
you have been swerving
he/she/it has been swerving
we have been swerving
you have been swerving
they have been swerving

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been swerving
you will have been swerving
he/she/it will have been swerving
we will have been swerving
you will have been swerving
they will have been swerving

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been swerving
you had been swerving
he/she/it had been swerving
we had been swerving
you had been swerving
they had been swerving

Conditional
I would swerve
you would swerve
he/she/it would swerve
we would swerve
you would swerve
they would swerve

Past Conditional
I would have swerved
you would have swerved
he/she/it would have swerved
we would have swerved
you would have swerved
they would have swerved

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	swerve - the act of turning aside suddenly swerving, veeringturning, turn - the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course; "he took a turn to the right"
	2.	swerve - an erratic deflection from an intended courseyawturning, turn - a movement in a new direction; "the turning of the wind"
Verb	1.	swerve - turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"sheer, slew, slue, trend, veer, curve, cutturn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"peel off - leave a formationyaw - swerve off course momentarily; "the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it"

swerve

verb1. veer, turn, swing, shift, bend, incline, deflect, depart from, skew, diverge, deviate, turn aside, sheer off Drivers swerved to avoid the debris.noun1. change of direction, bend, twist, deviation He swung the car to the left and that swerve saved Malone's life.

swerve

verb1. To turn aside sharply from a straight course:chop, cut, sheer, skew, slue, veer.Nautical: yaw.2. To turn away from a prescribed course of action or conduct:depart, deviate, digress, diverge, stray, veer.Archaic: err.

Translations

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swerve

(swəːv) verb to turn away (from a line or course), especially quickly. The car driver swerved to avoid the dog; She never swerved from her purpose. 突然轉向 突然转向 noun an act of swerving. The sudden swerve rocked the passengers in their seats. 轉向 转向

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