umgehen

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German

Etymology 1

um- +‎ gehen

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  1. (transitive) to avoid, bypass, to go around (a physical obstacle)
    Sie wollten die Stadtmitte umgehen.
    They wanted to avoid [going through] the middle of town.
    Er umging den Bach.
    He went around the creek.
  2. (transitive) to avoid (something nonphysical)
    eine Regel umgehen
    Er umging es, den Tod ihres Mannes anzusprechen.
    He avoided mentioning her husband's death.
    Ich versuche das Thema zu umgehen.
    I am attempting to avoid the subject.
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Etymology 2

um +‎ gehen

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  1. (intransitive, with mit) to handle, to deal with
    • 2007, Silvana Lehmann, Darüber spricht man nicht!?- Sexualerziehung an Schulen →ISBN, page 59:
      Natürlich hat jeder Pädagoge die Pflicht sensibel mit diesem Thema umzugehen []
      Naturally, every educator has a duty to handle this subject sensibly []
  2. (intransitive) to go around (to circulate (in))
    Im Dorf geht ein Gerücht um.
    There’s a rumor going around the village.
  3. (intransitive, of ghosts) to haunt, to walk the earth
    Hier gehen Gespenster um.
    Ghosts haunt this place.
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