noun
bypass
BEYE-pahs
noun
1
A road built to route traffic around a town or busy area.
"The new bypass cut twenty minutes off our drive."
2
A surgical procedure that reroutes blood flow around a blocked or damaged part.
"He had heart bypass surgery last spring."
verb
1
To avoid something by going around it, or to skip normal procedure.
"The app lets you bypass the login screen with a fingerprint."
"They bypassed the usual paperwork to speed up the deal."
How to Use Bypass
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA road, medical route, or shortcut that goes around the normal path.
Common pairings
bypass surgery
a ring road bypass
bypass the system
Word Forms
bypassed past tense, bypasses plural, bypasses singular
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Etymology
A straightforward compound of by- + pass — literally a route that "passes by" the main one.