dodge
To avoid by moving suddenly out of the wayTo avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.
» Tom didn't want to play dodge ball because he was tired.
Tom wollte kein Völkerball spielen, weil er müde war.
Meaning
7 senses(ambitransitive)To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.
He dodged traffic crossing the street.
ausweichen, beiseite springen
увёртыватьсяuvjórtyvatʹsja, уверну́тьсяuvernútʹsja, извора́чиватьсяizvoráčivatʹsja
(figuratively, transitive)To avoid; to sidestep.
The politician dodged the question with a meaningless reply.
ausweichen, umgehen
уви́ливатьuvílivatʹ, увильну́тьuvilʹnútʹ, избега́тьizbegátʹ
(transitive)To elude.
To make an area of an image lighter (when processing photographs in a darkroom, this is accomplished by decreasing the exposure of that area to light).
(transitive)To follow by dodging, or suddenly shifting from place to place.
(ambitransitive, dated)To trick somebody.
(ambitransitive, archaic)To go, or cause to go, hither and thither.
- make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
- move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
Examples
65 sentencesTom didn't want to play dodge ball because he was tired.
deTom wollte kein Völkerball spielen, weil er müde war.
Tom decided not to play dodge ball because he wasn't feeling well.
deTom hat sich entschieden, kein Völkerball zu spielen, weil es ihm nicht gut ging.
We dodged a bullet on that one.
Let's play dodge ball.
Don't dodge the question.
ruНе уходи от ответа.
deDrück dich nicht vor der Antwort.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
Likely from dialectal dodge, dod, dodd (“to jog, trudge along, totter", also "to jerk, jigLikely from dialectal dodge, dod, dodd (“to jog, trudge along, totter", also "to jerk, jig”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from unrecorded Middle English *dodden, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *dud- (“to move”), related to Old English dydrian, dyderian (“to delude, deceive”), Middle English dideren (“to tremble, quake, shiver”), English dodder, Norwegian dudra (“to tremble”).
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Forms
dodges, dodging, dodged, dodgedSynonyms
11 synonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle