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Definition of bypass verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bypass

verb
 
/ˈbaɪpɑːs/
 
/ˈbaɪpæs/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they bypass
 
/ˈbaɪpɑːs/
 
/ˈbaɪpæs/
he / she / it bypasses
 
/ˈbaɪpɑːsɪz/
 
/ˈbaɪpæsɪz/
past simple bypassed
 
/ˈbaɪpɑːst/
 
/ˈbaɪpæst/
past participle bypassed
 
/ˈbaɪpɑːst/
 
/ˈbaɪpæst/
-ing form bypassing
 
/ˈbaɪpɑːsɪŋ/
 
/ˈbaɪpæsɪŋ/
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  1. bypass something to go around or avoid a place
    • A new road now bypasses the town.
    Topics Transport by car or lorryc1
  2. bypass something/somebody to ignore a rule, an official system or somebody in authority, especially in order to get something done quickly
    • They let us bypass the usual admissions procedure.
    Topics Permission and obligationc2
See bypass in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee bypass in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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