ausweichen

German

Etymology

aus- + weichen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

ausweichen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present weicht aus, past tense wich aus, past participle ausgewichen, auxiliary sein)

  1. (with dative object) to dodge, avoid (hitting), (just) miss, swerve around
    Ich wich dem Schlag aus.
    I dodged the punch.
  2. (with dative object) to avoid, to keep away from, to give a wide berth to
  3. (intransitive, with auf (to) + accusative) to switch, to change (to)

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