Definition of Circumvent

to get around something

Examples of Circumvent in a sentence

Often, pilots will circumvent the rain by flying above the clouds.  🔊

The burglar tried to find a way to circumvent the alarm system.  🔊

Because the man wanted to circumvent the immigration laws, he snuck into the country inside of a shipping truck.  🔊

How would your circumvent our old electrical system when installing our new oven?  🔊

In order to sneak out of the house, the teenage girl knew she had to circumvent her parents who were in the living room.  🔊

The computer hacker knew he would have to circumvent the firewall in order to access the bank’s funds.  🔊

If the settlers wanted to get to their new homes, they had to find a way to circumvent the dangerous mountain trails.  🔊

The army will circumvent part of the enemy’s defenses by coming in from the south.  🔊

According to my lawyer, there is no way to circumvent having to spend two days at a ridiculous court hearing.  🔊

If we do not find a way to circumvent this problem, we will not be able to finish the project.  🔊

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