aus|weichen
Translation
to evade, to dodge, to avoid, to swerve
Examples
Er konnte dem Auto gerade noch ausweichen.
He was just able to dodge the car.
Sie weicht meinen Fragen immer aus.
She always evades my questions.
Grammar Patterns
to dodge/evade ((sb./sth.dat)) ausweichen + ((j-m/et3)) The cyclist dodged the pedestrian.
Similar Words
Synonyms: vermeiden, entgehen; Antonyms: konfrontieren, entgegentreten
Etymology
From 'aus' (out) + 'weichen' (to yield, give way). Literally 'to give way outwards'.
Memory Tips
Imagine yielding ('weichen') and moving 'out' ('aus') of the way of something.