MEANING
To avoid a blow, obstacle, person, or obligation by a quick movement or evasive action.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- dodge a question
- dodge a blow
On the page
He tried to dodge the question by criticizing its wording.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- dodge
- Past tense
- dodged
- Past participle
- dodged
- Present participle
- dodging
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- dodge
- Present continuous
- am/is/are dodging
- Present perfect
- have/has dodged
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been dodging
- Past
- dodged
- Past continuous
- was/were dodging
- Past perfect
- had dodged
- Past perfect continuous
- had been dodging
- Future
- will dodge
- Future continuous
- will be dodging
- Future perfect
- will have dodged
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been dodging
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: dodge; dodges; dodged; dodged; dodging Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: dodges.
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