dodge
/dɒdʒ/verb
उच्चारण डॉज
झट से बचकर निकल जाना, कतराकर हट जाना
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[I, T] ~ (sth)
to move quickly and suddenly to one side in order to avoid something
झट से बचकर निकल जाना, कतराकर हट जाना
- He dodged the ball and it hit the wall.
- She dodged between the parked cars.
- The batsman dodged a bouncer and stepped back.
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- Children dodged the puddles on their way home.
- She dodged out of the way of the speeding scooter.
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[T] ~ sth
to avoid doing something, especially in a dishonest way
(काम, सवाल, कर से) बचना, टालना
- The minister dodged every question about the scam.
- to dodge tax
- Stop trying to dodge your homework.
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- He has been dodging our calls all week.
- Some companies dodge taxes by hiding their profits.
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[C] informal
a clever and dishonest trick to avoid something
चालाकी भरा बहाना, तिकड़म
- a tax dodge
- Hiding income in cash was a dodge to escape paying taxes.
- Pretending to be ill was a cheap dodge to skip the test.
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- The scheme was nothing more than a dodge to avoid paying duty.
- Police uncovered a clever dodge to cheat the bank.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
dodge + noun (physical)
Use dodge with the thing you move away from.
जिस चीज़ से बचकर हटना हो, उस noun के साथ 'dodge' आता है।
- The batsman dodged a bouncer in the ninth over.
- Radhika dodged the puddle on the road.
dodge + noun (avoid by cleverness)
Dodge can mean to avoid a duty, question or payment, often by cunning.
'Dodge' का अर्थ चतुराई से किसी कर्तव्य, प्रश्न या भुगतान से बचना भी है।
- The minister dodged every question about the scam.
- Some people try to dodge tax.
dodge + -ing
A gerund can follow dodge when the thing avoided is an action.
जब बचने की चीज़ कोई कार्य हो, तब 'dodge' के बाद gerund आ सकता है।
- He dodged paying the bus fare.
a dodge (noun)
As a countable noun, a dodge is a trick used to escape a duty or payment.
Countable noun के रूप में 'dodge' का अर्थ किसी कर्तव्य या भुगतान से बचने की चाल है।
- Giving a false address was a clever dodge to avoid the fine.
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dodge + noun
a bulleta questiontaxthe trafficthe issue
- She dodged the traffic and reached the station on time.
adjective + dodge
clevercheapoldtaxlegal
- Using a fake receipt is a cheap dodge.
dodge + adverb
quicklyneatlyskilfullynarrowlyrepeatedly
- The goalkeeper narrowly dodged the collision.
dodge + person/duty
the policethe draftworkresponsibilitya tackle
- He tried to dodge responsibility for the delay.
“More examples 5
- The cyclist dodged the cow in the middle of the lane.
साइकिल सवार ने गली के बीच खड़ी गाय से बचकर रास्ता निकाला।
- The clerk dodged my question and went to lunch.
क्लर्क ने मेरे प्रश्न को टाल दिया और भोजन करने चला गया।
- Some contractors dodge taxes by showing false bills.
कुछ ठेकेदार झूठे बिल दिखाकर कर से बचते हैं।
- Children dodged the ball in the playground game.
बच्चे खेल के मैदान में गेंद से बचते रहे।
- Missing the meeting was just a dodge to avoid the manager.
बैठक में न आना केवल प्रबंधक से बचने की एक चाल थी।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He dodged from the teacher's question.
✓ He dodged the teacher's question.
Dodge is transitive and takes its object directly, with no preposition.
'Dodge' transitive verb है, इसके object से पहले preposition नहीं लगता।
✗ She dodged to pay the fine.
✓ She dodged paying the fine.
Dodge is followed by a gerund, not a to-infinitive.
'Dodge' के बाद gerund आता है, to-infinitive नहीं।
✗ He dodges from his duties every day.
✓ He dodges his duties every day.
Do not add from after dodge.
'Dodge' के बाद 'from' नहीं जोड़ा जाता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All three mean keeping away from something unwelcome, but they differ in method and manner.
तीनों का अर्थ किसी अनचाही चीज़ से दूर रहना है, पर तरीके और भाव में अंतर है।
A quick movement or clever trick to escape something.
किसी चीज़ से बचने के लिए तेज़ हरकत या चतुर चाल।
- He dodged the question.
The general word for keeping away, with no suggestion of cleverness.
दूर रहने के लिए सामान्य शब्द, चतुराई का संकेत नहीं।
- I avoid heavy traffic.
Formal; to escape from the law, a duty or a pursuer, often dishonestly.
Formal; कानून, कर्तव्य या पीछा करने वाले से, प्रायः बेईमानी से, बच निकलना।
- He evaded arrest for years.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who avoids paying fares is a fare dodger; one who avoids military service a draft dodger.
'किराया न देकर यात्रा करने वाला' fare dodger और 'सैन्य सेवा से बचने वाला' draft dodger है।