circumvent
To avoid or get around somethingTo avoid or get around something; to bypass
» The law is meant to be circumvented.
Закони існують, щоб їх порушувати.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To avoid or get around something; to bypass
umgehen
обходи́тьobxodítʹ, обойти́obojtí
обійтиobijty
(transitive)To surround or besiege
umlagern
обойти́obojtí
surround so as to force to give up
(transitive)To outwit or outsmart
ausmanövrieren
обойти́obojtí
перехитритиperexytryty, обійти
Examples
11 sentencesThe law is meant to be circumvented.
Закони існують, щоб їх порушувати.
Now you're just circumventing the system.
She is talented at circumventing the rules.
She is good at circumventing the rules.
The troops had to circumvent the entire forest.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
By meaning 3
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin circumveniō.Learned borrowing from Latin circumveniō.
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Forms
circumvents, circumventing, circumvented, circumvented| Base form | circumvent · to circumvent |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | circumvents |
| Present participle | circumventing |
| Past simple | circumvented |
| Past participle | circumvented |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
19 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle