circumvent

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• /səːkəmˈvɛnt/
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circum- Proto-Indo-European *gwem- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *gwm̥yéti Proto-Italic *gwəniō Latin veniō Latin circumveniōlbor. English circumvent Learned borrowing from Latin circumveniō.

60 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: заобика́лям (zaobikáljam) — to avoid or get around something
• Bulgarian: заобиколя́ (zaobikoljá) — to avoid or get around something
• Catalan: evitar — to avoid or get around something
• Catalan: circumvalar — to avoid or get around something
• Chinese Mandarin: 規避 /规避 (guībì) — to avoid or get around something
• Danish: omgå — to avoid or get around something
• Dutch: omzeilen — to avoid or get around something
• French: contourner — to avoid or get around something
• Georgian: გვერდის ავლა (gverdis avla) — to avoid or get around something
• Georgian: გარს შემოვლა (gars šemovla) — to avoid or get around something
• German: umgehen — to avoid or get around something
• Italian: eludere — to avoid or get around something
• Italian: circonvenire — to avoid or get around something
• Māori: honi — to avoid or get around something
• Māori: hohoni — to avoid or get around something
• Māori: taku — to avoid or get around something
• Portuguese: contornar — to avoid or get around something
• Romanian: înconjura — to avoid or get around something
• Romanian: ocoli — to avoid or get around something
• Romanian: conturna — to avoid or get around something
• Russian: обходи́ть (obxodítʹ) — to avoid or get around something
• Russian: обойти́ (obojtí) — to avoid or get around something
• Spanish: evitar — to avoid or get around something
• Spanish: eludir — to avoid or get around something
• Spanish: baipasear — to avoid or get around something
• Spanish: circunvalar — to avoid or get around something
• Spanish: obviar — to avoid or get around something
• Spanish: soslayar — to avoid or get around something
• Spanish: contornear — to avoid or get around something
• Spanish: contornar — to avoid or get around something
• Swedish: kringgå — to avoid or get around something
• Ukrainian: обійти (obijty) — to avoid or get around something
• Catalan: rodejar — to surround or besiege
• Catalan: bordejar — to surround or besiege
• Catalan: circumvalar — to surround or besiege
• Catalan: contornejar — to surround or besiege
• Danish: omringe — to surround or besiege
• French: cerner — to surround or besiege
• German: umlagern — to surround or besiege
• Irish: timpeallaigh — to surround or besiege
• Italian: circondare — to surround or besiege
• Portuguese: rodear — to surround or besiege
• Portuguese: cercar — to surround or besiege
• Russian: обойти́ (obojtí) — to surround or besiege
• Spanish: rodear — to surround or besiege
• Spanish: bordear — to surround or besiege
• Spanish: circunvalar — to surround or besiege
• Bulgarian: надхитрявам (nadhitrjavam) — to outwit
• Bulgarian: изигравам (izigravam) — to outwit
• Catalan: burlar (no en el sentit de mofar) — to outwit
• French: circonvenir — to outwit
• Georgian: მოტყუება (moṭq̇ueba) — to outwit
• German: ausmanövrieren — to outwit
• Russian: обойти́ (obojtí) — to outwit
• Spanish: circunvenir (disused) — to outwit
• Spanish: sortear — to outwit
• Spanish: burlar — to outwit
• Spanish: iludir — to outwit
• Ukrainian: перехитрити (perexytryty) — to outwit
• Ukrainian: обійти — to outwit