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bypass
What does bypass mean?
bypass (verb): avoid something unpleasant or laborious.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use bypass in a sentence?
- You cannot bypass these rules! (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce bypass?
/ˈbaɪˌpæs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does bypass come from?
From Middle English *bypassen, *bipassen (suggested by past participle by-past, bipast), equivalent to by- + pass.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “bypass” mean?
avoid something unpleasant or laborious
Right! That's what “bypass” means.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
Not quite: that's what forget means.
to use or experience the sense of touch
Not quite: that's what feel means.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
Not quite: that's what visit means.
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