swerve
/swɜːv/verb
उच्चारण स्वर्व
अचानक मुड़ना, कतराना
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as antonym
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[I]
(usually of a vehicle) to change direction suddenly, especially in order to avoid hitting somebody or something
अचानक मुड़ना, कतराना
- The bus swerved to avoid the dog.
- The auto driver swerved sharply to avoid a cow on the road.
- The cyclist swerved to avoid a pothole and nearly hit the wall.
+ 2 more examples
- The driver swerved sharply when a child ran onto the road.
- A cow suddenly appeared, and the truck had to swerve.
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[C]
a sudden change in direction
अचानक मोड़
- a sharp swerve
- The car made a sudden swerve to the left and stopped.
- With a sudden swerve, the motorbike missed the open drain.
+ 2 more examples
- The ball took a late swerve and beat the batsman.
- His swerve to the right saved them from a serious accident.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
swerve (intransitive) + direction
Swerve means to change direction suddenly, usually to avoid something; the direction follows with to, away from, off or into.
'Swerve' का अर्थ अचानक दिशा बदलना है, प्रायः किसी चीज़ से बचने के लिए; दिशा to, away from, off या into से बताई जाती है।
- The bus swerved to the left to avoid a cow.
- The car swerved off the road in the rain.
swerve + to avoid sb / sth
A to-infinitive of purpose often follows to show what the driver wanted to escape.
चालक किससे बचना चाहता था, यह दिखाने के लिए प्रायः उद्देश्यबोधक to-infinitive आता है।
- The cyclist swerved to avoid a pothole.
- Radhika swerved sharply to miss the dog.
a swerve (noun)
As a noun, a swerve is a sudden turn; it can also mean the curving path of a ball in cricket or football.
Noun के रूप में 'swerve' अचानक मोड़ है; क्रिकेट या फ़ुटबॉल में गेंद के घुमावदार रास्ते के लिए भी आता है।
- The driver made a sharp swerve to the right.
- The bowler got a late swerve on the new ball.
swerve from / swerve (figurative)
Swerve from means to leave a plan, duty or principle, usually in a negative way.
'Swerve from' का अर्थ किसी योजना, कर्तव्य या सिद्धांत से हट जाना है, प्रायः नकारात्मक अर्थ में।
- He never swerved from the path of honesty.
+Collocations 4
adverb + swerve
suddenlysharplyviolentlywildlynarrowly
- The truck swerved sharply and hit the divider.
swerve + preposition
to the leftto the rightoff the roadacross the laneaway from
- A scooter swerved across the lane.
vehicle + swerve
a cara busa bikea rickshawa lorry
- A rickshaw swerved to avoid a pedestrian.
swerve + reason
to avoid a collisionto miss a potholeto dodge a dogto escape a crash
- She swerved to avoid a collision.
“More examples 5
- The driver swerved suddenly and the passengers screamed.
चालक ने अचानक गाड़ी मोड़ी और यात्री चीख़ पड़े।
- The ball swerved late and hit the stumps.
गेंद देर से घूमी और स्टंप से जा टकराई।
- A stray bull ran across the road, and the car swerved to miss it.
एक आवारा साँड़ सड़क पार करने लगा और कार उसे बचाने के लिए एक ओर मुड़ गई।
- The footballer swerved past two defenders.
फ़ुटबॉल खिलाड़ी दो रक्षकों को चकमा देकर निकल गया।
- The minister never swerved from his promise to the farmers.
मंत्री किसानों से किए अपने वादे से कभी नहीं डिगे।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The car swerved suddenly to avoid to hit a dog.
✓ The car swerved suddenly to avoid hitting a dog.
Avoid is followed by a gerund, not a to-infinitive.
'Avoid' के बाद gerund आता है, to-infinitive नहीं।
✗ The bus swerved to right side.
✓ The bus swerved to the right.
The direction phrase is to the right, with the article and no word side.
दिशा-वाक्यांश 'to the right' है, जिसमें the लगता है और 'side' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all mean to change direction, but they differ in speed and reason.
ये सभी क्रियाएँ दिशा बदलने का अर्थ रखती हैं, पर गति और कारण में भिन्न हैं।
A quick, sharp change to avoid something.
किसी चीज़ से बचने के लिए तेज़, अचानक बदलाव।
- The car swerved.
To move aside quickly to escape something.
किसी चीज़ से बचने के लिए तेज़ी से एक ओर हटना।
- He dodged the ball.
?Which word?
Keep the change-direction words together: swerve (change direction suddenly to avoid something), veer (change direction suddenly), deviate (move away from the usual or planned course), zigzag (move in sharp turns), dodge (move quickly to avoid something).
दिशा बदलने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: swerve (किसी चीज़ से बचने के लिए अचानक दिशा बदलना), veer (अचानक दिशा बदलना), deviate (सामान्य या नियोजित मार्ग से हटना), zigzag (तीखे मोड़ों में चलना), dodge (बचने के लिए जल्दी हटना)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Cricket: a ball that swerves in the air is a swing or swerving delivery.
क्रिकेट में हवा में मुड़ने वाली गेंद swing या swerving delivery है।