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- [bahy-pas, -pahs]
- /ˈbaɪˌpæs, -ˌpɑs/
- /ˈbaɪ.pɑːs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bahy-pas, -pahs]
- /ˈbaɪˌpæs, -ˌpɑs/
Definitions of bypassing word
- noun bypassing a road enabling motorists to avoid a city or other heavy traffic points or to drive around an obstruction. 1
- noun bypassing 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 bypassing Electricity. shunt (def 9). 1
- noun bypassing 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 bypassing to avoid (an obstruction, city, etc.) by following a bypass. 1
- verb with object bypassing to cause (fluid or gas) to follow a secondary pipe or bypass. 1
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Origin of bypassing
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 Bypassing
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bypassing 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
bypassing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bypassing
noun bypassing
- awol — If someone in the Armed Forces goes AWOL, they leave their post without the permission of a superior officer. AWOL is an abbreviation for 'absent without leave'.
- awols — a soldier or other military person who is absent from duty without leave.
- hegira — Islam. Hijra.
- circumvention — to go around or bypass: to circumvent the lake; to circumvent the real issues.
- elopement — The act of eloping.
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