# circumvent

- **Language:** English
- **Level:** C2 (Proficient)
- **Part of speech:** verb
- **Pronunciation:** /ˌsɜːkəmˈvent/
- **English:** to find a way around a rule or problem
- **Persian:** دور زدن

## Example

> Some firms try to circumvent the regulations.
> برخی شرکت‌ها می‌کوشند مقررات را دور بزنند.

## Word forms

- noun: circumvention

## Synonyms

bypass, evade

## Common phrases

- circumvent the law
- circumvent restrictions
- circumvent a rule

## Related words

- [perfunctory](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/perfunctory): done quickly and without much care or interest (C2)
- [encounter](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/encounter): to meet or experience something unexpectedly (B2)
- [maintain](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/maintain): to keep something in good condition or at the same level (B2)
- [obtain](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/obtain): to get something, especially by effort (B2)
- [avoid](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/avoid): to stay away from something or prevent it from happening (B1)
- [continue](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/continue): to keep doing something or to start again after a pause (B1)
- [start](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/start): to begin doing something (A2)
- [finish](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/finish): to complete something or come to the end (A2)

Source: https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/circumvent