bypass
🇺🇸
/ˈbaɪpæs/
🇬🇧
/ˈbaɪpɑːs/
noun
R
A road that goes around a town instead of through it.
The new bypass lets drivers avoid the busy town center.
R
A surgery that creates a new path for blood to flow around a blocked part.
The doctor recommended a heart bypass to improve blood flow.
verb
R
To go around something instead of through it.
We can bypass the traffic by taking the side road.
R
To avoid following a rule or system.
He tried to bypass the security check by using a different entrance.
translation
A road that goes around a town instead of through it.; A surgery that creates a new path for blood to flow around a blocked part.
To go around something instead of through it.; To avoid following a rule or system.
Word Forms
3rd Present
bypasses
Past
bypassed
Perfect
bypassed
Progressive
bypassing
Plural
bypasses