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See also:Veerandvéër
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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed fromMiddle Dutchvieren(“to slacken”).

Verb

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veer (third-person singular simple presentveers,present participleveering,simple past and past participleveered)

  2. (obsolete, nautical) Tolet out (a sail-line), to allow (a sheet) to run out.

Etymology 2

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Borrowed fromMiddle Frenchvirer.

Noun

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veer (pluralveers)

  2. Aturn orswerve; an instance of veering.
    • 1917,Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society:
      […] there is always a sudden, though small rise in the barometer, and a sudden drop of temperature of several degrees, sometimes as much as ten or fifteen degrees; there is also a suddenveer in the wind direction.
Translations
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turning
change of direction - of the wind

Verb

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veer (third-person singular simple presentveers,present participleveering,simple past and past participleveered)

  2. (intransitive) Tochangedirection orcourse suddenly; toswerve.
    The car slid on the ice andveered out of control.
    • 1697,Virgil, “(please specify the book number)”, inJohn Dryden, transl.,The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […],→OCLC:
      And as he leads, the following navyveers.
    • 1796,Edmund Burke,Letters on a Regicide Peace:
      We are in a war of a peculiar nature. It is not with an ordinary community which is hostile or friendly as passion or as interest mayveer about.
    • 1951 April, R. S. McNaught, “Railway Enthusiasts”, inRailway Magazine, number600, page269:
      In recent years, the attitude of the railway authorities towards large-scale visits to works and sheds on the whole, has, happily,veered round from suspicion, and even point-blank opposition, to one of co-operation and ready welcome.
    • 2012 November 7, Matt Bai, “Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds”, inNew York Times‎[1]:
      At this time in 2008, even as the global economyveered toward collapse, optimism about Washington ran surprisingly high.
    • 2021 February 24, Greg Morse, “Great Heck: a tragic chain of events”, inRAIL, number925, pages38, 39:
      As he neared a bridge over the East Coast Main Line near Great Heck, he lost control. His Land Rover left the carriageway andveered onto the hard shoulder before biting into the grass verge.
      [page 39] It ran derailed for about 500 yards before encountering a set of points, which caused it toveer into the path of an Immingham-Ferrybridge coal train, powered by Freightliner 66521 (one of a class of locomotive well-known for being well-built enough to destroy anything that got in its way).
    • 2023 October 11, Jonathan Jones, “Frieze London art fair review – a graveyard of creativity for tasteless one percenters”, inThe Guardian‎[2],→ISSN:
      As for the legions of paintings, theyveer between the bland and bizarre.
  3. (intransitive, of thewind) To shift in aclockwise direction (if in theNorthern Hemisphere, or in acounterclockwise direction if in theSouthern Hemisphere).[1]
    • 1966, F. K. Hare,The Restless Atmosphere, 4th edition, Hutchinson University Library
      It is clear that when a front passes the observer, there must be a sudden shift in wind: in the northern hemisphere it will alwaysveer, that is, shift in a clockwise sense.
  4. (intransitive, nautical, of the wind) To shiftaft.[1]
  5. (intransitive, nautical) To change direction into the wind; towear ship.
  6. (transitive) Toturn.
Antonyms
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  • (antonym(s) of“of the wind, to shift clockwise”):back
  • (antonym(s) of“of the wind, to shift aft”):haul forward
Translations
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to change direction or course suddenly
of wind: to shift in a clockwise direction
to change direction into the wind
transitive: to turn

Etymology 3

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Noun

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veer (pluralveers)

  1. (Cornwall) Apiglet or aheifer.
    • 1868, Mary Elizabeth Braddon,Belgravia, volume 5, page490:
      But with usveers are little pigs; and in some parishes heifers are calledveers too. So you see it is not such a noble name with us, that I was going to be startled at the idea of aveer eating up my grass.

References

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  1. ↑1.01.1Bowditch 2002

Anagrams

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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FromDutchveer.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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veer (pluralvere)

  1. feather

Danish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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veer

  1. plural ofve

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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A contraction ofveder, fromMiddle Dutchvedere, fromOld Dutchfethara, fromProto-West Germanic*feþru, fromProto-Germanic*feþrō, fromProto-Indo-European*péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én-(“feather, wing”), from*peth₂-(“to fly”). The sense "spring" is derived from the ability of feathers to resume their shape when bent.

Cognate withLow GermanFedder,GermanFeder,West Frisianfear,Englishfeather,Danishfjer,Swedishfjäder.

Noun

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veer f (pluralveren,diminutiveveertje n)

  1. afeather, plume
    Synonym:pluim
  2. a mechanicalspring (e.g. metallic helix which resists stress)
  3. a twistedleaf, notably of afern
Alternative forms
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans:veer
  • → Caribbean Javanese:pir
  • → Indonesian:per(“spring”)

Etymology 2

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FromMiddle Dutchvere f, fromOld Dutch*feri (intoponyms), fromProto-West Germanic[Term?], fromProto-Germanic*farjǭ.

Cognate withGermanFähre.

Noun

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veer n (pluralveren,diminutiveveertje n)

  1. ferry
    Synonyms:overzet,pont,veerpont,veerboot
Derived terms
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general
toponyms
Descendants
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  • Afrikaans:veer
  • → Sranan Tongo:fer
    • → Caribbean Hindustani:fer
    • → Caribbean Javanese:fir,pir

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.

Verb

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veer

  1. inflection ofveren:
    1. first-personsingularpresentindicative
    2. (in case ofinversion)second-personsingularpresentindicative
    3. imperative

Anagrams

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Dutch Low Saxon

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromLow German, fromMiddle Low Germanvêr, fromOld Saxonfiuwar. Ultimately cognate toGermanvier.

Numeral

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veer

  1. four (4)

Estonian

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Etymology

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FromProto-Finnic*veeri.

Pronunciation

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This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with theIPA then please add some!

Noun

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veer (genitiveveere,partitiveveert)

  1. edge

Declension

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Declension ofveer (ÕS type13/suur, length gradation)
singularplural
nominativeveerveered
accusativenom.
gen.veere
genitiveveerte
partitiveveertveeri
illativeveerde
veeresse		veertesse
veerisse
inessiveveeresveertes
veeris
elativeveerestveertest
veerist
allativeveereleveertele
veerile
adessiveveerelveertel
veeril
ablativeveereltveertelt
veerilt
translativeveereksveerteks
veeriks
terminativeveereniveerteni
essiveveerenaveertena
abessiveveeretaveerteta
comitativeveeregaveertega

Further reading

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  • “veer”, in[EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation),2009
  • “veer”, in[ÕS]Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation),2018,→ISBN
  • veer inSõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

German Low German

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Low German cardinal numbers
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   Cardinal :veer
   Ordinal :veert

Etymology

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FromMiddle Low Germanvêr, fromOld Saxonfiuwar. Ultimately cognate toGermanvier,Englishfour.

Numeral

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veer

  1. (in some dialects, including Low Prussian and Münsterland)four (4)

Coordinate terms

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Cardinal numbers from 0 to 99
—0—1—2—3—4—5—6—7—8—9
0—nulleentwee/tweidree/dreiveerfiev/fiefsöß/söss/seßsæben/sövenachtnegen/nägen
1—teihn/tein/tienölven/elftwölfdörteihnveerteihnföffteihnsössteihnsöventeihnachtteihnnegenteihn
2—twintigeenuntwintigtweeuntwintigdreeuntwintigveeruntwintigfiefuntwintigsössuntwintigsövenuntwintigachtuntwintignegenuntwintig
3—dörtigeenundörtigtweeundörtigdreeundörtigveerundörtigfiefundörtigsössundörtigsövenundörtigachtundörtignegenundörtig
4—veertigeenunveertigtweeunveertigdreeunveertigveerunveertigfiefunveertigsössunveertigsövenunveertigachtunveertignegenunveertig
5—föfftigeenunföfftigtweeunföfftigdreeunföfftigveerunföfftigfiefunföfftigsössunföfftigsövenunföfftigachtunföfftignegenunföfftig
6—sösstigeenunsösstigtweeunsösstigdreeunsösstigveerunsösstigfiefunsösstigsössunsösstigsövenunsösstigachtunsösstignegenunsösstig
7—söventigeenunsöventigtweeunsöventigdreeunsöventigveerunsöventigfiefunsöventigsössunsöventigsövenunsöventigachtunsöventignegenunsöventig
8—achtig
tachentig		eenunachtig
eenuntachentig		tweeunachtig
tweeuntachentig		dreeunachtig
dreeuntachentig		veerunachtig
veeruntachentig		fiefunachtig
fiefuntachentig		sössunachtig
sössuntachentig		sövenunachtig
sövenuntachentig		achtunachtig
achtuntachentig		negenunachtig
negenuntachentig
9—negentigeenunnegentigtweeunnegentigdreeunnegentigveerunnegentigfiefunnegentigsössunnegentigsövenunnegentigachtunnegentignegenunnegentig
Cardinal numbers from 100 onward

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See also

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Jutish

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Etymology

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FromOld Norsevita.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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veer

  1. (Fjolde) toknow

References

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  • “veer” in Anders Bjerrum and Marie Bjerrum (1974),Ordbog over Fjoldemålet, Copenhagen: Akademisk Forlag.

Limburgish

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Etymology

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From earliervēr, fromMiddle Dutchvier, fromOld Dutch*fier, fromProto-West Germanic*feuwar, fromProto-Germanic*fedwōr, fromProto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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veer(Eupen)

  1. (cardinal number)four

Middle English

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Noun

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veer

  1. alternative form offirre

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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veer m

  1. indefiniteplural ofve

Old French

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Verb

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veer

  1. alternative form ofveoir

Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited fromLatinvidēre, fromProto-Indo-European*weyd-(“to know; see”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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veer

  1. tosee

Conjugation

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Conjugation ofveer, ver
infinitiveveer,ver
gerundsimpleveendo,vendo
compoundgerund ofhaver ortẽer1 + past participle
past participlesingularplural
masculineveúdo,viúdo,visto*veúdos, *viúdos,vistos
feminineveúda,viúda,vista*veúdas, *viúdas,vistas
present participle*veente, *vente*veentes,ventes
personsingularplural
firstsecondthirdfirstsecondthird
indicative moodeu
ei		tuel~ele
ela		nos
nos outros
nos outras		vos
vos outros
vos outras		eles
elas
simple
tenses		presentvejovees,vêsvee,vêveemos,vemosveedes,vedesveen,vên
imperfect*veía,viía,viaveías,viías,vias*veía, *viía,viaveïamos,veíamos,viïamos,viíamos,viamos,víamos*veïades, *veíades, *viïades, *viíades, *viades, *víadesveían,viían,vian
preterite*veí,vií,vi, *vinviste, *vische, *vicheviu,vio,veu,veovimosvistesviron
pluperfectviravirasviraviramos,víramosvirades,víradesviran
futureveerei,vereiveerás,verásveerá,veráveeremos,veremosveeredes,veredesveerán,verán
conditionalveeria,veriaveerias,veriasveeria,veriaveeriamos,veriamos,veeríamos,veríamosveeriades,veriades,veeríades,veríadesveerian,verian
compound
tenses		present perfectpresent ofhaver ortẽer1 + past participle
pluperfectimperfect ofhaver ortẽer1 + past participle
past anteriorpreterite ofhaver ortẽer1 + past participle
pluperfect anteriorsimple pluperfect ofhaver ortẽer1 + past participle
future perfectfuture ofhaver ortẽer1 + past participle
conditional perfectconditional ofhaver ortẽer1 + past participle
subjunctive moodeu
ei		tuel~ele
ela		nos
nos outros
nos outras		vos
vos outros
vos outras		eles
elas
simple
tenses		presentvejavejasvejavejamosvejadesvejan
imperfectvissevissesvissevissemos,víssemosvissedes,víssedesvissen
futurevirviresvirvirmosvirdesviren
compound
tenses		present perfectpresent subjunctive ofhaver ortẽer1 + past participle
pluperfectimperfect subjunctive ofhaver ortẽer1 + past participle
future perfectfuture subjunctive ofhaver ortẽer1 + past participle
imperative mood—tu—nos
nos outros
nos outras		vos
vos outros
vos outras		—
affirmative—vee,vê, *vei—vejamosveede,vede—
negative—nonvejas—nonvejamosnonvejades—
personal infinitiveeu
ei		tuel~ele
ela		nos
nos outros
nos outras		vos
vos outros
vos outras		eles
elas
veer,verveeres,veresveer,verveermos,vermosveerdes,verdesveeren,veren
1Teer andter were also used, although all three were less common thanhaver.

Descendants

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /beˈeɾ/[beˈeɾ]
  • Rhymes:-eɾ
  • Syllabification:ve‧er

Verb

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veer (first-person singular presentveo,first-person singular preteriteveí,past participleveído)

  1. obsolete spelling ofver

Conjugation

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    Conjugation ofveer (SeeAppendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitiveveer
gerundveyendo
past participlemasculinefeminine
singularveídoveída
pluralveídosveídas
singularplural
1st person2nd person3rd person1st person2nd person3rd person
indicativeyotú
vos		él/ella/ello
usted		nosotros
nosotras		vosotros
vosotras		ellos/ellas
ustedes
presentveoveestú
veésvos		veeveemosveéisveen
imperfectveíaveíasveíaveíamosveíaisveían
preteriteveíveísteveyóveímosveísteisveyeron
futureveeréveerásveeráveeremosveeréisveerán
conditionalveeríaveeríasveeríaveeríamosveeríaisveerían
subjunctiveyotú
vos		él/ella/ello
usted		nosotros
nosotras		vosotros
vosotras		ellos/ellas
ustedes
presentveaveastú
veásvos2		veaveamosveáisvean
imperfect
(ra)		veyeraveyerasveyeraveyéramosveyeraisveyeran
imperfect
(se)		veyeseveyesesveyeseveyésemosveyeseisveyesen
future1veyereveyeresveyereveyéremosveyereisveyeren
imperative—tú
vos		ustednosotros
nosotras		vosotros
vosotras		ustedes
affirmativeveetú
veévos		veaveamosveedvean
negativenoveasnoveanoveamosnoveáisnovean

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayanvoseo prefers thetú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms ofveer

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singularplural
1st person2nd person3rd person1st person2nd person3rd person
with infinitiveveerdativeveermeveerteveerle,veerseveernosveerosveerles,veerse
accusativeveermeveerteveerlo,veerla,veerseveernosveerosveerlos,veerlas,veerse
with gerundveyendodativeveyéndomeveyéndoteveyéndole,veyéndoseveyéndonosveyéndoosveyéndoles,veyéndose
accusativeveyéndomeveyéndoteveyéndolo,veyéndola,veyéndoseveyéndonosveyéndoosveyéndolos,veyéndolas,veyéndose
with informal second-person singulartú imperativeveedativevéemevéetevéelevéenosnot usedvéeles
accusativevéemevéetevéelo,véelavéenosnot usedvéelos,véelas
with informal second-person singularvos imperativeveédativeveemeveeteveeleveenosnot usedveeles
accusativeveemeveeteveelo,veelaveenosnot usedveelos,veelas
with formal second-person singular imperativeveadativevéamenot usedvéale,véasevéanosnot usedvéales
accusativevéamenot usedvéalo,véala,véasevéanosnot usedvéalos,véalas
with first-person plural imperativeveamosdativenot usedveámosteveámosleveámonosveámoosveámosles
accusativenot usedveámosteveámoslo,veámoslaveámonosveámoosveámoslos,veámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperativeveeddativeveedmenot usedveedleveednosveeosveedles
accusativeveedmenot usedveedlo,veedlaveednosveeosveedlos,veedlas
with formal second-person plural imperativeveandativevéanmenot usedvéanlevéannosnot usedvéanles,véanse
accusativevéanmenot usedvéanlo,véanlavéannosnot usedvéanlos,véanlas,véanse

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