German

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Etymology

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aus- +‎ weichen.

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Verb

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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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