Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to circumvent
Participle: circumvented
Gerund: circumventing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | circumvent |
| you | circumvent |
| he;she;it | circumvents |
| we | circumvent |
| you | circumvent |
| they | circumvent |
Perfect
| I | have circumvented |
| you | have circumvented |
| he;she;it | has circumvented |
| we | have circumvented |
| you | have circumvented |
| they | have circumvented |
Past
| I | circumvented |
| you | circumvented |
| he;she;it | circumvented |
| we | circumvented |
| you | circumvented |
| they | circumvented |
Pluperfect
| I | had circumvented |
| you | had circumvented |
| he;she;it | had circumvented |
| we | had circumvented |
| you | had circumvented |
| they | had circumvented |
Future
| I | will circumvent |
| you | will circumvent |
| he;she;it | will circumvent |
| we | will circumvent |
| you | will circumvent |
| they | will circumvent |
Future Perfect
| I | will have circumvented |
| you | will have circumvented |
| he;she;it | will have circumvented |
| we | will have circumvented |
| you | will have circumvented |
| they | will have circumvented |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | circumvent |
| you | circumvent |
| he;she;it | circumvent |
| we | circumvent |
| you | circumvent |
| they | circumvent |
Perfect
| I | have circumvented |
| you | have circumvented |
| he;she;it | have circumvented |
| we | have circumvented |
| you | have circumvented |
| they | have circumvented |
Imperfect
| I | circumvented |
| you | circumvented |
| he;she;it | circumvented |
| we | circumvented |
| you | circumvented |
| they | circumvented |
Pluperfect
| I | had circumvented |
| you | had circumvented |
| he;she;it | had circumvented |
| we | had circumvented |
| you | had circumvented |
| they | had circumvented |
Conditional
Present
| I | would circumvent |
| you | would circumvent |
| he;she;it | would circumvent |
| we | would circumvent |
| you | would circumvent |
| they | would circumvent |
Perfect
| I | would have circumvented |
| you | would have circumvented |
| he;she;it | would have circumvented |
| we | would have circumvented |
| you | would have circumvented |
| they | would have circumvented |
Imperative
| you | circumvent |
| we | Let's circumvent |
| you | circumvent |
Verbs conjugated like 'circumvent'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'circumvent'
circumvest,
circumduct,
circumfer,
circumflect,
argument,
circuit,
circumcise,
circumcize,
circumduce,
circumfix,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1534, "to surround by hostile stratagem," from L. circumventus, pp. of circumvenire "to get around," from circum "around" + venire "to come" (see venue). Meaning "to go round" is from 1840.
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.
4. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor.
5. Latin circus
6. Latin circum
7. Latin circum-
8. Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂-?
9. Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-
10. Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
11. Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti
12. Proto-Italic *gʷəniō
13. Latin veniō
14. Latin circumveniōlbor.
15. English circumvent
16. Learned borrowing from Latin circumveniō.
Sample Sentences
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The line turns a sharp right-angle to the north to circumvent the town, and then plunges straight into the 1 in 50, which lasts for nearly 20 miles with few intermissions, and some pitches of 1 in 40. [1950 April, Timothy H. Cobb, “The Kenya-Uganda Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 265:]
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We are mortified by not being thought worthy of trust; and there is also a feeling of small triumph in circumventing those who doubt either our inclination or our power of service. [1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, pages 279–280:]