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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Swerve \Swerve\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Swerved; p. pr. & vb. n.
Swerving.] [OE. swerven, AS. sweorfan to wipe off, to file,
to polish; akin to OFries. swerva to creep, D. zwerven to
swerve, to rope, OS. swerban to wipe off, MHG. swerben to be
whirled, OHG. swerban to wipe off, Icel. sverfa to file,
Goth. swa['i]rban (in comp.) to wipe, and perhaps to E.
swarm. Cf. Swarm.]
1. To stray; to wander; to rope. [Obs.]
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A maid thitherward did run,
To catch her sparrow which from her did swerve.
--Sir P.
Sidney.
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2. To go out of a straight line; to deflect. ``The point [of
the sword] swerved.'' --Sir P. Sidney.
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3. To wander from any line prescribed, or from a rule or
duty; to depart from what is established by law, duty,
custom, or the like; to deviate.
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I swerve not from thy commandments. --Bk. of Com.
Prayer.
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They swerve from the strict letter of the law.
--Clarendon.
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Many who, through the contagion of evil example,
swerve exceedingly from the rules of their holy
religion. --Atterbury.
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4. To bend; to incline. ``The battle swerved.'' --Milton.
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5. To climb or move upward by winding or turning.
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The tree was high;
Yet nimbly up from bough to bough I swerved.
--Dryden.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Swerve \Swerve\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Swerved; p. pr. & vb. n.
Swerving.] [OE. swerven, AS. sweorfan to wipe off, to file,
to polish; akin to OFries. swerva to creep, D. zwerven to
swerve, to rope, OS. swerban to wipe off, MHG. swerben to be
whirled, OHG. swerban to wipe off, Icel. sverfa to file,
Goth. swa['i]rban (in comp.) to wipe, and perhaps to E.
swarm. Cf. Swarm.]
1. To stray; to wander; to rope. [Obs.]
A maid thitherward did run, To catch her sparrow
which from her did swerve. --Sir P.
Sidney.
2. To go out of a straight line; to deflect. ``The point [of
the sword] swerved.'' --Sir P. Sidney.
3. To wander from any line prescribed, or from a rule or
duty; to depart from what is established by law, duty,
custom, or the like; to deviate.
I swerve not from thy commandments. --Bk. of Com.
Prayer.
They swerve from the strict letter of the law.
--Clarendon.
Many who, through the contagion of evil example,
swerve exceedingly from the rules of their holy
religion. --Atterbury.
4. To bend; to incline. ``The battle swerved.'' --Milton.
5. To climb or move upward by winding or turning.
The tree was high; Yet nimbly up from bough to bough
I swerved. --Dryden.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
swerved
vb.
(infl of en swerve ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
swerved
vb.
(infl of en swerve ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
swerved
vb.
(infl of en swerve ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
swerved
vb.
(infl of en swerve ed-form)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Swerved /swˈɜːvd/ منقلبFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
swerved /swˈɜːvd/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]vybočil
swerved /swˈɜːvd/
abrupt die Richtung geändert, ausgeschert, abgeschwenkt
Synonyms: abruptly changed course, sheered, veered
see: abruptly change course, sheer, veer, swerve, abruptly changing course, sheering, veering, swerving
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
swerved /swˈɜːvd/
abgegangen
Synonym: veered
see: veer from sth., swerve from sth., veering, swerving, veer from your initial opinion
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
swerved /swˈɜːvd/
von der Fahrbahn abgekommen
"The bus swerved/veered off the road." - Der Bus kam von der Straße ab.
Synonym: veered off the road
see: swerve, veer off the road, swerving, veering off the road, veer off course
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
swerved /swˈɜːvd/
über/gegen/in einen Ort geschlittert, an einen Ort geraten
"He lost control of the car and swerved towards a tree." - Er verlor die Kontrolle über sein Auto und schlitterte gegen einen Baum.
Synonym: veered across/towards/into/onto a place
see: swerve, veer across/towards/into/onto a place, swerving, veering across/towards/into/onto a place, The car veered to the left., The driver was forced to veer sharply., The bus veered onto the wrong side of the road.
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]/ˈswɝvd/