dodge

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /dɑdʒ/ UK /dɒdʒ/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like doge /ɑ/ vs /oʊ/

Meanings

1

verb
to avoid by a sudden movement or by cunning

He had to dodge a cyclist swerving across the lane.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to avoid by a sudden... evade elude avoid sidestep duck swerve shirk

Opposites

confront face meet encounter

Word family

Derived forms dodgerdodgydodgem

Etymology

Of obscure origin, attested from the 16th century; perhaps connected to dialectal 'dod' ('to jog') or an expressive formation, originally meaning to move to and fro.

Topics

Actions & Processes

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# dodge

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /dɑdʒ/
**IPA (UK):** /dɒdʒ/

## Meanings
1. to avoid by a sudden movement or by cunning

## Examples
- He had to dodge a cyclist swerving across the lane.

## Synonyms
- evade
- elude
- avoid
- sidestep
- duck
- swerve
- shirk

## Antonyms
- confront
- face
- meet
- encounter

## Derived Forms
- dodger
- dodgy
- dodgem

## Etymology
Of obscure origin, attested from the 16th century; perhaps connected to dialectal 'dod' ('to jog') or an expressive formation, originally meaning to move to and fro.

## AI Etymology
Dodge is of obscure origin, attested from the 16th century; perhaps connected to dialectal 'dod' ('to jog') or an expressive formation, originally meaning to move to and fro. In present use as verb and noun, it means "to avoid by a sudden movement or by cunning", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Because the origin is uncertain, the safest account is descriptive: the attested senses can be explained, but the ultimate formation remains unresolved. Derived forms include dodger, dodgy, and dodgem.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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