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 bypass.
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. Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press!
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.
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 the foreman and took his grievance straight to the owner. Also, by′-pass′.
When you bypass something, you avoid it, go around it, or ignore it. You might wish you could just read the books assigned in your English class and bypass the papers and exams.
