career
verb/kəˈrɪə(r)/
/kəˈrɪr/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they career | /kəˈrɪə(r)/ /kəˈrɪr/ |
| he / she / it careers | /kəˈrɪəz/ /kəˈrɪrz/ |
| past simple careered | /kəˈrɪəd/ /kəˈrɪrd/ |
| past participle careered | /kəˈrɪəd/ /kəˈrɪrd/ |
| -ing form careering | /kəˈrɪərɪŋ/ /kəˈrɪrɪŋ/ |
- + adv./prep. (of a person or vehicle) to move forward very quickly, especially in a way that shows a loss of control synonym hurtle
- The vehicle careered across the road and hit a cyclist.
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by car or lorryc2- A sudden gust caught her hat and sent it careering wildly down the road.
- A bunch of children were careering around the playground.
- The bike was careering down the hill.
- The car careered out of control and plunged into a river.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- wildly
- around
- down
- into
- off
- …
Word Originmid 16th cent. (denoting a road or racecourse): from French carrière, from Italian carriera, based on Latin carrus ‘wheeled vehicle’.Definitions on the go
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