ausweichen

to dodge, to avoid (hitting), to (just) miss, to swerve around .mw-parser-output .object-usage-tag{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output .deprecated{color:var(--wikt-palette-grey-lime-8,olivedrab)}[with dative ‘someone/something’]

"Ich wich dem Schlag aus."

to avoid, to keep away from, to give a wide berth to [with dative ‘someone/something’]

to switch, to change [with auf (+ accusative) ‘to something’]