Meaning

3 senses
  1. (intransitive)To go off course from; to change course; to change plans.

    abweichen

    отклоня́тьсяotklonjátʹsja, отклони́тьсяotklonítʹsja

  2. (figuratively, intransitive)To fall outside of, or part from, some norm; to stray.

    His exhibition of nude paintings deviated from the norm.

    abweichen

    отклоня́тьсяotklonjátʹsja, отклони́тьсяotklonítʹsja

  3. (transitive)To cause to diverge.

More definitions
  • turn aside; turn away from
  • cause to turn away from a previous or expected course
  • be at variance with; be out of line with

Examples

12 sentences
  1. Let's not deviate from the subject.

    Давайте не відволікатися від теми. — deniko

    ruДавайте не будем отвлекаться от темы. — soweli_Elepanto

    deLasst uns beim Thema bleiben. — Zaghawa

  2. I don't want to deviate from the plan.

    ruЯ не хочу отклоняться от плана. — odexed

    deIch will nicht vom Plan abweichen. — Yorwba

  3. Sami never deviated from that story.

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  4. I will never deviate from my path.

    deIch werde nie von meinem Weg abweichen. — Adelpa

  5. Do not deviate from the standard operating procedure.

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to go off course from; to change course; to change plans:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to go off course from; to change course; to change plans:

Origin

From Late Latin dēviātus, perfect passive participle of dēviō, see -ate (verb-forming suff

From Late Latin dēviātus, perfect passive participle of dēviō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more. Compare French dévier.

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Forms

deviates, deviating, deviated, deviated
Base formdeviate · to deviate
3rd person singulardeviates
Present participledeviating
Past simpledeviated
Past participledeviated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydeviate
he, she, itdeviates

Past simpleLesson

all personsdeviated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave deviated
he, she, ithas deviated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill deviate

Synonyms

8 synonyms
change course:swerveveer
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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