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# bypass

noun (a bypass, bypasses); verb (bypass, bypasses, bypassed, bypassing)

«bypass» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A road that goes around a town instead of through it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bypass/#m1)
2. (medicine) An operation that makes a new path for blood to flow around a blocked part of the heart's blood vessels. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bypass/#m2)
3. (verb) To go around something or someone to avoid it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bypass/#m3)
4. (verb) To ignore a rule or system or avoid using it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bypass/#m4)

### In the lessons

In geography and everyday life a bypass helps traffic avoid a busy town. In health lessons and news, heart bypass surgery is common. In computing, "bypass security" means getting around protection, which can be illegal. Phrases: "heart bypass", "take the bypass", "bypass the rules".

### Examples

- We took the bypass to avoid the town traffic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bypass/#x1)
- Grandad had a heart bypass operation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bypass/#x2)
- The new road will bypass the village. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bypass/#x3)
- You cannot bypass the queue just because you're in a hurry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bypass/#x4)
- Hackers tried to bypass the password. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bypass/#x5)
- The river bypassed the old mill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bypass/#x6)

### Note

One word for both noun and verb. Past form: bypassed. Bypassing a safety lock or password without permission is wrong and may be illegal.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bypass» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bypass/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bypass» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bypass.html) on Mova free.