Neglecting and ignoring (Definition of bypassed from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

The meaning of BYPASS is a passage to one side; especially : a deflected route usually around a town. How to use bypass in a sentence.

Definition of bypass verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. bypass something to go around or avoid a place. A new road now bypasses the town. Questions about grammar and …

1. To avoid (an obstacle) by using an alternative channel, passage, or route. 2. To be heedless of; ignore: bypassed standard office procedures. 3. To channel (piped liquid, for example) through a …

BYPASSED definition: a main road built to avoid a city or other congested area | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

BYPASS definition: a road enabling motorists to avoid a city or other heavy traffic points or to drive around an obstruction. See examples of bypass used in a sentence.

/ˌbaɪˈpæs/ /ˈbaɪpɑs/ IPA guide Other forms: bypassed; bypassing; bypasses When you bypass something, you avoid it, go around it, or ignore it. You might wish you could just read the books …

v.t. Transport to avoid (an obstruction, city, etc.) by following a bypass. to cause (fluid or gas) to follow a secondary pipe or bypass. to neglect to consult or to ignore the opinion or decision of: He bypassed …

They bypassed crowded Yankee Boy Basin, one of the most beautiful and photographed wildflower destinations in the country. He not only failed to wake anyone, but bypassed the quadruple-locked …

To bypass the city, take the highway that circles it. Is there a way to bypass the bridge construction? He bypassed the manager and talked directly to the owner. She managed to bypass the usual paperwork.