Dodge meaning in English
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Definition
to dodge: to evade, to avoid, to escape, to swerve, to elude
Examples
- "With me, you will learn the five D's of dodgeball: dodge, duck, dip, dive and... dodge."
- "If you don't know how to dodge in the jungles of the Amazon, you don't know how to stay alive."
- "I once dodged a thousand piranhas after I fell into the Amazon as a boy."
- "And I know dodging."
- "Brian : And he was the only one who could dodge the balls!"
Exercise 1
"The five D's of dodgeball".
Match the definition with the correct verb used by Horatio. Each verb begins with "D" and is only used once.
This verb means "to lower the head or body suddenly", often to avoid something. Hint: It also describes the name of a bird which goes "Quack, quack"! "Luckily, the soldier was able to his head to avoid the bullet."
This verb means "to immerse briefly", or "to put down". "There's nothing I like to do more than to my biscuit into my tea."
This verb means "to drop suddenly", or "plunge" (into water, for example). "I knew a man who could into a small swimming pool from a height of 15 meters."
This verb means to "evade" or "avoid", by changing positions quickly. "The boxer had to the punch by moving to one side suddenly."
Match the definition with the correct verb used by Horatio. Each verb begins with "D" and is only used once.
This verb means "to lower the head or body suddenly", often to avoid something. Hint: It also describes the name of a bird which goes "Quack, quack"! "Luckily, the soldier was able to his head to avoid the bullet."
This verb means "to immerse briefly", or "to put down". "There's nothing I like to do more than to my biscuit into my tea."
This verb means "to drop suddenly", or "plunge" (into water, for example). "I knew a man who could into a small swimming pool from a height of 15 meters."
This verb means to "evade" or "avoid", by changing positions quickly. "The boxer had to the punch by moving to one side suddenly."
"The five D's of dodgeball".
Match the definition with the correct verb used by Horatio. Each verb begins with "D" and is only used once.
This verb means "to lower the head or body suddenly", often to avoid something. Hint: It also describes the name of a bird which goes "Quack, quack"! "Luckily, the soldier was able to duck 1 his head to avoid the bullet."
This verb means "to immerse briefly", or "to put down". "There's nothing I like to do more than to dip 2 my biscuit into my tea."
This verb means "to drop suddenly", or "plunge" (into water, for example). "I knew a man who could dive 3 into a small swimming pool from a height of 15 meters."
This verb means to "evade" or "avoid", by changing positions quickly. "The boxer had to dodge 4 the punch by moving to one side suddenly."
Match the definition with the correct verb used by Horatio. Each verb begins with "D" and is only used once.
This verb means "to lower the head or body suddenly", often to avoid something. Hint: It also describes the name of a bird which goes "Quack, quack"! "Luckily, the soldier was able to duck 1 his head to avoid the bullet."
This verb means "to immerse briefly", or "to put down". "There's nothing I like to do more than to dip 2 my biscuit into my tea."
This verb means "to drop suddenly", or "plunge" (into water, for example). "I knew a man who could dive 3 into a small swimming pool from a height of 15 meters."
This verb means to "evade" or "avoid", by changing positions quickly. "The boxer had to dodge 4 the punch by moving to one side suddenly."
1 duck: This is correct. "To duck" is to lower the body suddenly, often to evade something, for example: I had to duck to avoid being hit by the snowball. It can carry a similar meaning as the verb "to dodge", although it generally implies a sudden lowering of the head. As a noun, it describes a web-footed swimming bird, and is used in Chinese and French cuisine (Peking duck is a common Chinese dish).
2 dip: This is correct. "To dip (a biscuit into tea)" is to "submerge" a biscuit briefly or rapidly into tea, or to "immerse" it in liquid. The verb can also describe a slight or temporary move downwards, for example: Stock market prices often dip on Fridays.
3 dive: This is correct. "To dive" is to "plunge" (often head first, often into water), for example: I once dived into the swimming pool and hit my head on the bottom. The verb can also describe the act of dropping suddenly and rapidly, often in the air, for example: House prices have dived in recent weeks. Note that "dive" has two past forms: "dived" and "dove"; the past participle is always "dived".
4 dodge: This is correct. "To dodge (a blow)" is to evade it by moving out of the way. It can also mean to use evasive methods, for example: The politician dodged the direct questions relating to his corrupt actions.
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