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circumventcir‧cum‧vent /ˌsɜːkəmˈvent $ ˌsɜːr-/ verb [transitive] formal circumventOrigin: 1400-1500 Latin past participle of circumvenire ‘to come around’, from circum- ( ➔ CIRCUM-) + venire ‘to come’ VERB TABLEcircumvent |
Present | I, you, we, they | circumvent | | he, she, it | circumvents | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | circumvented | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have circumvented | | he, she, it | has circumvented | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had circumvented | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will circumvent | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have circumvented |
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Present | I | am circumventing | | he, she, it | is circumventing | | you, we, they | are circumventing | Past | I, he, she, it | was circumventing | | you, we, they | were circumventing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been circumventing | | he, she, it | has been circumventing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been circumventing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be circumventing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been circumventing |
- I had no intention of violating or circumventing Senate rules.
- But unfortunately the Act is framed in such a way as to permit it to be circumvented.
- By setting up such a system yourself, you are potentially circumventing any security systems your company has in place.
- He forced his arguments on, jumping gaps, circumventing difficulties or problems.
- He had a deep contempt for the bureaucratic mind and took particular delight in circumventing bureaucratic obstruction.
- It seems that the new law can be circumvented by local entities.
- Lastly, if the screening router is circumvented by a hacker, the rest of the network is open to attack.
- Then began the ceremony of circumventing the city.
NOUN► problem· He forced his arguments on, jumping gaps, circumventing difficulties or problems.· Only rarely, therefore, can we identify examples of agencies set up explicitly to circumvent problems of this kind. 1to avoid a problem or rule that restricts you, especially in a clever or dishonest way – used to show disapproval: The company opened an account abroad, in order to circumvent the tax laws.2to avoid something by changing the direction in which you are travelling: We went north in order to circumvent the mountains.—circumvention /-ˈvenʃən/ noun [uncountable] |