umgehen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bypass noun A road built to route traffic around a town or busy area.
- circumvent verb To find a way around an obstacle, rule, or difficulty rather than dealing with it directly.
- deal noun An agreement or arrangement between parties, especially a business one.
- dodge verb To avoid something by moving quickly out of its way.
- elude verb To avoid or escape someone or something, often through cleverness or luck.
- obviate verb To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.
- run verb To move quickly on foot, faster than walking.
- shirk verb To avoid a duty or responsibility.
- shun verb To deliberately avoid someone or something, often as a form of social rejection.
- skirt noun A piece of clothing that hangs from the waist, covering the lower body.
Senses
umgehen is used for these senses in English:
- bypass To avoid an obstacle etc, by constructing or using a bypass.
- circumnavigate (transitive) To circumvent or bypass.
- circumvent (transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
- cope with (transitive) To come to terms with; to overcome any difficulties presented by.
- dodge (transitive, figuratively) To avoid; to sidestep.
- elude (transitive) To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill.
- obviate (transitive) To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.
- shun (transitive) To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc).
bypass — full definition
- noun A road built to route traffic around a town or busy area.
- noun A surgical procedure that reroutes blood flow around a blocked or damaged part.
- verb To avoid something by going around it, or to skip normal procedure.