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обойти́ — meaning in English

oboyti

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English meaning

  • circumvent verb To find a way around an obstacle, rule, or difficulty rather than dealing with it directly.
  • traverse verb To travel across or through something, often under difficult conditions.

Senses

обойти́ is used for these senses in English:

  • circumvent (transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
  • steer clear (figuratively, intransitive, often followed by of) To avoid; to dodge; to sidestep.
  • traverse (transitive, computing) To visit all parts of; to explore thoroughly.

traverse — full definition

  1. verb To travel across or through something, often under difficult conditions.
  2. verb To move sideways across a slope rather than straight up or down it.
  3. noun A route or path that crosses an area, especially in mountaineering.

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