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bypassing

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈbaɪˌpæsɪŋ// UK //bˈaɪpɑːsɪŋ// by·pass·ing

v. going around something to avoid it or to get to your destination faster. You can also use it when you ignore a rule or a person in charge to get something done quickly.

v. circumventing a physical obstacle, a rule, or a standard procedure to achieve a more direct result. Present participle of 'bypass'; describes the act of avoiding a bottleneck or hierarchy.


SIMPLE

We are bypassing the city center to avoid the heavy traffic.

CONTEXTUAL

By bypassing the local manager and going straight to the director, she managed to get her project approved in record time.

COMPLEX

The new highway allows commuters to reach the industrial park by bypassing the congested residential districts that previously slowed down the morning journey.

Synonyms
Usage

Transitive — requires a direct object representing the obstacle or authority being avoided.

Pitfall

bypassing from the rulesbypassing the rulesBypass is a transitive verb and does not require a preposition before its object.

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