dodge
US
/dɑdʒ/
UK
/dɒdʒ/
Meaning
To avoid someone or something, often quickly or cleverly, especially a question, responsibility, or moving object.
किसी व्यक्ति, सवाल या ज़िम्मेदारी से बचना; या किसी आती हुई चीज़ से तेज़ी से रास्ता बदलकर बचना।
Examples
“She tried to dodge the question by talking about something else.”
“The cyclist dodged a pothole and stayed upright.”
“His constant dodging of responsibility frustrated the whole team.”
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Not natural: He dodged from the question.
Better: He dodged the question.
Dodge takes a direct object here; do not add “from” before the thing being avoided.
यहाँ dodge के बाद चीज़ सीधे आती है; बचने वाली चीज़ से पहले “from” नहीं लगाते।
Not natural: She dodged to answer the question.
Better: She dodged answering the question.
When dodge means avoiding an action, it is followed by a verb ending in -ing, not “to” plus a verb.
जब dodge का मतलब कोई काम करने से बचना हो, तो इसके बाद verb का -ing रूप आता है, “to” वाला रूप नहीं।
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Learner tip
Use dodge for actively avoiding something; “dodge a question” often suggests someone is being evasive.
किसी चीज़ से जानबूझकर बचने के लिए dodge इस्तेमाल करें; “dodge a question” अक्सर टालमटोल का भाव देता है।