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.

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.

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.

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 vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.

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

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word bypassed. Did you actually mean bypast or befogged?

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.

Synonyms for BYPASSED: circumvented, avoided, detoured, escaped, skirted, circumnavigated, evaded, eschewed; Antonyms of BYPASSED: met, faced, confronted, accepted, sought, pursued, embraced, welcomed

We took the road that bypasses the town. The oil pipeline bypasses the protected wilderness area. They bypassed the committee and went straight to senior management. You can also …