ausweichen

ausweichen

German

Etymology

    aus- +‎ weichen.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯çn̩]
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Verb

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

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

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