Vocabulary
Circumvent
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
find a way around (an obstacle).
Urdu meaning
گھیر لینا، دام میں لانا، جل دینا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- But this effort to circumvent the court`s ruling will only intensify the legal battle.
- But the administration is embroiled in scores of lawsuits and it remains unclear whether Trump will comply with court orders or try to circumvent them.
- THE amendments to the tax laws giving vast coercive powers to the FBR, and allowing it to circumvent existing laws and court judgements for immediate tax recovery will open a new Pandora`s box.
- Even these justices, who upheld the pernicious doctrine of `separate but equal` could not find a way to circumvent the clear language of the 14th Amendment in `Wong Kim Ark`.
- Even these justices, who upheld the pernicious doctrine of `separate but equal` could not find a way to circumvent the clear language of the 14th Amendment in `Wong Kim Ark`.
Synonyms
avoid, get round, find a way round, evade, get past, bypass, sidestep, dodge
Antonyms
force, subjugate, reduce, compel
Curator example
“if you come to an obstruction in a road you can seek to circumvent it”
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