Umgehen Translations, meanings and synonyms

"Umgehen" is used as verb with the meaning of "to deal with", "to handle" or "to manage".

Essential properties of "umgehen"

Its most important properties are:

Properties

Infinitive: umgehen
Simple past: umging
Participle: umgangen

irregulartransitive

Note: These properties are not absolute. A transitive verb can be used intransitively and vice versa depending on context, and many verbs can be used reflexively even though they are not primarily reflexive.

Meanings of "umgehen" + more translations, synonyms and antonyms

It has the meanings and uses detailed below:

1.) "To deal with or handle"

Definition: "To treat or handle something or someone in a specific way."
Translation(s): to deal with, to handle, to manage
Synonym(s): Behandeln, Handhaben
Antonym(s): Konfrontieren
Related word(s): Behandeln, sich verhalten

📝 Some usage examples:

Sie geht sehr geschickt mit Kindern um.She deals with children very skillfully.
Wir müssen lernen, mit Stress besser umzugehen.We must learn to deal with stress better.
Er geht vorsichtig mit den wertvollen Dokumenten um.He handles the valuable documents carefully.

2.) "To avoid or evade"

Definition: "To avoid or evade something or someone."
Translation(s): to avoid, to evade, to bypass
Synonym(s): Vermeiden, Ausweichen
Antonym(s): Konfrontieren
Related word(s): Meiden, Vermeiden

📝 Some usage examples:

Er versucht, den Konflikt zu umgehen.He tries to avoid the conflict.
Sie geht geschickt der Frage um.She skillfully evades the question.
Wir können das Problem nicht umgehen.We cannot avoid the problem.

3.) "To go around or bypass"

Definition: "To circulate, to move around something."
Translation(s): to go around, to bypass, to circumvent
Synonym(s): herumgehen, Umkreisen
Related word(s): umrunden, Umkreisen

📝 Some usage examples:

Die Demonstranten umgingen das Regierungsgebäude.The demonstrators went around the government building.
Der Weg umgeht den Berg.The path goes around the mountain.
Sie mussten die Baustelle umgehen.They had to go around the construction site.

4.) "To associate or interact with"

Definition: "To associate or interact with someone."
Translation(s): to associate with, to interact with, to socialize with
Synonym(s): Verkehren, Sich abgeben
Antonym(s): Meiden
Related word(s): Sich unterhalten, Umgang haben

📝 Some usage examples:

Er geht mit interessanten Menschen um.He associates with interesting people.
Sie umgeht sich gerne mit Künstlern.She likes to associate with artists.
Mit wem gehst du in deiner Freizeit um?Who do you associate with in your free time?

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