Collocations for veer - verb
ADVERB
sharply,
wildly
The missile veered wildly off course.
The missile veered wildly off course.
(to the) left,
(to the) right
off course
around, away, off, round (esp. BrE)
The plane veered away to the left.
off course
around, away, off, round (esp. BrE)
The plane veered away to the left.
PREPOSITION
between
(figurative)
He veered between the extremes of optimism and pessimism.
He veered between the extremes of optimism and pessimism.
from
(figurative)
The play veers from loopy comedy to serious moralizing.
The play veers from loopy comedy to serious moralizing.
off
The car veered off the road.
The car veered off the road.
to
The path veers sharply to the right.
The path veers sharply to the right.
towards/toward
He veered left towards/toward them.
He veered left towards/toward them.
PHRASES
veer close to sth
(figurative)
His poetry veered dangerously close to sentimentalism.
His poetry veered dangerously close to sentimentalism.