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Meanings of bypass in English

Catalan
ronda
Wikidata

A highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center.

ronda
Portuguese
contornar
Spanish
evitar

To avoid something unpleasant or laborious.

contornar

A conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current.

To avoid an obstacle by going around it.

Synonyms
Examples for "circumvent"
Examples for "circumvent"
1
As a result, they increasingly circumvent global institutions by creating bilateral arrangements.
Reuters
2
Reproductive technologies are often described as means to circumvent the body's biology.
The Guardian
3
He was very proud of his ability to circumvent a new law.
Travels With My Aunt
4
OUTA are furious that Christians helped the Gupta family circumvent immigration laws.
The South African
5
It might even encourage the use of methods to circumvent such rules.
The Irish Times
1
Likewise, consider a short rappel or tension traverse to circumnavigate sticky problems.
Climbing Magazine
2
Their main project is to circumnavigate Mount Siguniang, a twenty-two-thousand foot mountain.
The new yorker
3
REPORTS of Richard Branson's attempt to circumnavigate the world have been confusing.
The Irish Times
4
While Captain Cook charted the east coast, he did not circumnavigate Australia.
News.com.au
5
A yacht now, with every luxury of life, can circumnavigate the globe.
The Voyage of the Beagle
Usage of bypass in English
1
Technology is improving our ability to bypass some of these problems, however.
Radio NZ
2
However, some rogue companies have found sneaky ways to bypass these measures.
The South African
3
Several conditions require subcutaneous colon bypass surgery in the esophageal diseases treatment.
Pubmed
4
It's a good thing I had that quintuple bypass surgery last year.
Are you there, vodka? it's me, chelsea
5
He suffered a minor heart attack following a bypass operation in 2002.
BBC
6
But what you cannot do in a democracy is bypass the law.
The Guardian
7
Methods: 22 patients were operated on with standard coronary artery bypass grafting.
Pubmed
8
My TV-watching days somehow managed to bypass the Dora the Explorer years.
Radio NZ
9
Patients: Twenty patients undergoing laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass participated in the study.
Pubmed
10
By producing in China, Dreamworks can bypass the restrictions on foreign content.
Reuters
11
Not that he's ever been told to bypass proper procedures, of course.
Beyond The Frontier: Dreadnaught
12
Authorities say they will bypass normal legislative procedures to expedite the bill.
Reuters
13
Residents say they've been demanding a bypass for more than 40 years.
Radio NZ
14
Objective: Cardiopulmonary bypass induces a rise in cytokines released by activated monocytes.
Pubmed
15
Yet, the structural basis for lesion bypass specificity is not well understood.
Pubmed
16
Porcelain aorta represents a serious condition for coronary artery bypass graft operations.
Pubmed
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Translations for bypass
Portuguese
contornar
Bypass through the time
Bypass across language varieties
Ireland
Common
New Zealand
Common
United States of America
Common
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