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ausweichen
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German
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
ausweichen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present weicht aus, past tense wich aus, past participle ausgewichen, auxiliary sein)
- to dodge, to avoid (hitting), to (just) miss, to swerve around [with dative ‘someone/something’]
- Ich wich dem Schlag aus.
- I dodged the punch.
- to avoid, to keep away from, to give a wide berth to [with dative ‘someone/something’]
- (intransitive) to switch, to change [with auf (+ accusative) ‘to something’]
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ausweichen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “ausweichen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “ausweichen” in Duden online
- “ausweichen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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