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nautical: swerve from course:
Русский
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nautical: swerve from course:

Meaning

1 senses

  1. To swerve from a course.

    отклоня́ться от ку́рсаotklonjátʹsja ot kúrsa

    відхиля́тися від ку́рсуvidxyljátysja vid kúrsu

More definitions
  • turn sharply; change direction abruptly
  • cause to sheer

Origin

Perhaps from Dutch scheren (“to move aside, skim”); see also shear.

Perhaps from Dutch scheren (“to move aside, skim”); see also shear.

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Forms

sheers, sheering, sheered, sheered

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Base formsheer · to sheer
3rd person singularsheers
Present participlesheering
Past simplesheered
Past participlesheered

Tenses

sheer · sheered · will sheer · have sheered

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysheer
he, she, itsheers

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill sheer

Past simpleLesson

all personssheered

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedsheer khurma

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
sheepishsheepishlysheepskinsheeshsheetB1sheikh

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