circumvent

[US]/ˌsɜːkəmˈvent/
[UK]/ˌsɜːrkəmˈvent/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. kupata njia ya kuepuka au kushinda jambo
Word Forms
Past Tensecircumvented
Third Person Singularcircumvents
Past Participlecircumvented
Present Participlecircumventing
Pluralcircumvents

Example Sentences

to circumvent the laws

kujuzuia sheria

The king tried to circumvent his enemies.

Mfalme aliwasababisha njia ya kuepusha adui zake.

he's circumvented her with some of his stories.

yeye amejizuia kwa baadhi ya hadithi zake.

She planned a way to circumvent all the bureaucratic red tape.

Yeye alipanga njia ya kuepusha karatasi za kazi zote za biuro.

Ships were registered abroad to circumvent employment and safety regulation.

Mawingu yaliandikishwa nje ya nchi ili kuepusha kanuni za ajira na usalama.

They opened an office abroad in order to circumvent the tax laws.

Walifungua ofisi nje ya nchi ili kuepusha sheria za kodi.

A few big companies have opened offices abroad in order to circumvent our tax laws.

Kampuni kubwa chache zimefungua ofisi nje ya nchi ili kuepusha sheria zetu za kodi.

addle, badger, bait, bemused, beset, circumvent, confound, derange, discombobulated, discomfit, disconcert, disquiet, distraught, faze, mystify, nonplus, obfuscate, perturb.

addle, badger, bait, bemused, beset, circumvent, confound, derange, discombobulated, discomfit, disconcert, disquiet, distraught, faze, mystify, nonplus, obfuscate, perturb.

Real-world Examples

Circumvent means 'cleverly bypass or go around'.

Kuzunguka njia ni 'kujiepuka au kuzunguka kwa akili'.

Source: 6 Minute English

Another concern is that the pipeline would circumvent Ukraine, depriving Kyiv of much needed revenue.

Hofu nyingine ni kwamba mabomba yatazunguka Ukraine, na kuwanyima Kyiv mapato muhimu.

Source: Newsweek

The politicians even agreed to a plan to circumvent the City Council to prevent future roadblocks.

Wapolitiki hata walikubali mpango wa kuzunguka Baraza la Jiji ili kuzuia vizuizi vya siku zijazo.

Source: New York Times

Politicians now use social media to circumvent conventional media and talk directly with people.

Wapolitiki sasa hutumia vyombo vya habari vya kijamii ili kuzunguka vyombo vya habari vya jadi na kuongea na watu moja kwa moja.

Source: VOA Standard Speed January 2016 Collection

He has circumvented the Kremlin television monopoly by using social networks.

Yeye amezunguka monopo ya televisheni ya Kremlin kwa kutumia mitandao ya kijamii.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

Many countries have tried different ways to circumvent this problem.

Nchi nyingi zimejaribu njia tofauti ili kuzunguka tatizo hili.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Silent meetings also circumvent negative effects of something called production blocking.

Mikutano ya kimya pia inazunguka athari mbaya za kitu kinachojulikana kama uzuiaji wa uzalishaji.

Source: Harvard Business Review

So Colby, how would Russia have circumvented some of the sanctions already in place?

Kwa hivyo Colby, Urusi ingejaribu jinsi ya kuzunguka baadhi ya vikwazo vilivyopo tayari?

Source: Financial Times

In the past Iran has found clever ways to circumvent an array of less formidable sanctions.

Zamani Iran imegundua njia za akili za kuzunguka aina ya vikwazo visivyo na nguvu.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

PASS partly overcomes the air-sea boundary problem by circumventing the first of those crossings.

PASS inashinda kwa sehemu tatizo la eneo la bahari-hewa kwa kuzunguka mitao ya kwanza.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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