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to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to swerve from; to miss (e.g. a target)
to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray; to wander
「逸れる」 has another reading with different meanings.
話が本題から大きく逸れてしまった。
The conversation strayed far from the main topic.
強風で矢が的から大きく逸れた。
The arrow veered far from the target due to strong wind.
台風の進路が予報から南に逸れている。
The typhoon's path is veering south from the forecast.