This is the 3946th most frequent Dutch word.
wegkomen
"To get away" or "to escape."
The word 'wegkomen' is used in the sense of escaping or getting away from something dangerous.
Ik kon net op tijd wegkomen van het gevaar.
I managed to get away from the danger just in time.
Here, 'wegkomen' implies avoiding consequences or escaping responsibility for an action.
Ze probeerde weg te komen met liegen over haar fouten.
She tried to get away with lying about her mistakes.
In this sentence, 'wegkomen' reflects the idea of solving or extricating oneself from a difficult circumstance.