verb#5,438 by frequency

ausweichen

[ˈaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯çn̩]

to dodge, to avoid, to miss, to swerve around; to avoid, to keep away from, to give a wide berth to; to switch, to change

Meanings

1
to dodge, to avoid (hitting), to (just) miss, to swerve around
- Ich hatte das Gefühl, dass er den größten Problemen auswich.
  I felt that he skirted around the most important issues.
  Tatoeba · Dani6187 · CC BY 2.0 FR
2
to avoid, to keep away from, to give a wide berth to
- Ich sehe, daß du gelernt hast, Fragen auszuweichen.
  I see you have learned to avoid questions.
  Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
- Ich konnte ihr nicht ausweichen.
  I couldn't avoid it.
  Tatoeba · manese · CC BY 2.0 FR
3
to switch, to change