umgehen
/ʊmˈɡeːən/ verb C2- 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.
- to avoid (something nonphysical) · 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.
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- umgehen
- Present (er)
- umgeht
- Präteritum (er)
- umging
- Perfekt (er)
- hat umgangen
- Infinitive with zu
- zu umgehen
A strong or irregular verb: its stem changes in some forms, so learn its main forms by heart.
Other matches
Learn umgehen in real texts
With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.