omzeilen

Definitions of omzeilen
  1. verb
    avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
    synonyms: drukken, indekken, mijden, ontwijken, pareren, riposteren, smokkelen, vermijden
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    type of:
    mijden, ontwijken, vermijden
    stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
  2. verb
    pass around or about; move along the border
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    langskomen, langsrijden, passeren, voorbijgaan, voorbijkomen, voorbijrijden, voorbijvaren
    move past
  3. verb
    wind around; move along a circular course
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    type of:
    bewegen, doorreizen, gaan, koersen, tijgen, voortbewegen
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
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