bypass

CEFRC1

/ˈbaɪpæs/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To avoid a place, person, or problem.

  2. 02

    noun

    A road that goes around a busy town or area.

Examples

  • It's no good trying to bypass the problem.

  • Let's bypass the protection circuit.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. A replacement road for obsolete road that is no longer in use because devastating natural disasters (earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides).

  2. The act of going past or around.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A road that passes around something, such as a residential area or business district.

More examples

In context

  • Five of the 16 patients required simultaneous FF bypass and iliaco-femoral bypass; 2, required simultaneous FF bypass and iliac thrombo-endoarterectomy (Table II).

  • More to theyr proper Elements inaugurated none, / Than ſhee to hers by-paſſed, he to his poſſeſſed Throne.

  • Datacasting bypasses the wired, terrestrial Internet and is a cheaper way to distribute software than pressing and mailing CDs.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English *bypassen, *bipassen (suggested by past participle by-past, bipast), equivalent to by- + pass.