Question

look at this dictionary entry. circumvent \surk - kuhm - vent\\ verb circumventing, circumvented 1. to bypass; to go around: the hikers had to circumvent the pond to get to the campsite. 2. to avoid something in a clever way: samir circumvented another uncomfortable conversation about the bills by baking his roommates a pie. 3. to surround or entrap with a plan or scheme: during the battle of marathon, the ancient athenians circumvented the persians and defeated them. - from latin (circumvenire) which sentence uses the word circumvent correctly? mrs. thornton circumvented the crowds in times square by walking several blocks uptown. the vittoria was the only vessel in ferdinand magellans fleet that successfully circumvented the globe in 1522.

Explanation:

La primera oración utiliza correctamente la palabra "circumvent" en el sentido de "bypasser; ir alrededor". Al caminar varias manzanas hacia el norte, Mrs. Thornton evitó (circumvented) las multitudes en Times Square. La segunda oración usa incorrectamente la palabra, ya que "circumvent" no significa "hacer un viaje alrededor del mundo" (lo que haría que la palabra correcta fuera "circumnavigate").

Answer:

La primera oración ("Mrs. Thornton circumvented the crowds in Times Square by walking several blocks uptown.") usa correctamente la palabra "circumvent".