bypassed

by·pass

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bahy-pas, -pahs]
- /ˈbaɪˌpæs, -ˌpɑs/
- /ˈbaɪ.pɑːs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bahy-pas, -pahs]
- /ˈbaɪˌpæs, -ˌpɑs/

Definitions of bypassed word

noun bypassed a road enabling motorists to avoid a city or other heavy traffic points or to drive around an obstruction. 1
noun bypassed a secondary pipe or other channel connected with a main passage, as for conducting a liquid or gas around a fixture, pipe, or appliance. 1
noun bypassed Electricity. shunt (def 9). 1
noun bypassed a surgical procedure in which a diseased or obstructed hollow organ is temporarily or permanently circumvented. Compare coronary bypass, gastric bypass, heart-lung machine, intestinal bypass. 1
verb with object bypassed to avoid (an obstruction, city, etc.) by following a bypass. 1
verb with object bypassed to cause (fluid or gas) to follow a secondary pipe or bypass. 1

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Origin of bypassed

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

1840-50; apparently back formation from by-passage; see by1 (adj.), passage1

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Parts of speech for Bypassed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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bypassed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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Synonyms for bypassed

verb bypassed

circumnavigated — Simple past tense and past participle of circumnavigate.
juked — to make a move intended to deceive (an opponent).
leapfrogged — Simple past tense and past participle of leapfrog.
outflanked — Simple past tense and past participle of outflank.

noun bypassed

detoured — Simple past tense and past participle of detour.

All 5 Synonyms of bypassed