Past tense of veer
regular verb
The past tense of veer is veered. The past participle is also veered.
Forms of veer
| Base form (V1) | veer /vɪə̯/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | veered |
| Past participle (V3) | veered |
| Present participle | veering |
| Third person singular | veers |
Veered in a sentence
- The car slid on the ice and veered out of control.
- 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.1951 April, R. S. McNaught, “Railway Enthusiasts”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 269
- The two boats were on a collision course, so they both veered starboard.From the entry collision course
- The truck veered across the central reservation and collected a car that was travelling in the opposite direction.From the entry collect
- Amid a two-hour conversation at Manny's, Axelrod veered from raconteur to philosopher to armchair psychologist to pundit.2022, Blake Hounshell, “David Axelrod on Biden, Karl Rove and What He'd Ask Trump”, in The New York Times. From the entry armchair psychologist
Meaning of veer
- verb To let out (a sail-line), to allow (a sheet) to run out.
- noun A turn or swerve; an instance of veering.
- verb To change direction or course suddenly; to swerve.
Questions about the past tense of veer
- What is the past tense of veer?
- The past tense of veer is veered.
- What is the past participle of veer?
- The past participle of veer is veered.
- Is veer a regular or irregular verb?
- Veer is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: veer (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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