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verb

Definition of get by 

intransitive verb

1 : to succeed with the least possible effort or accomplishment

2 : to make ends meet : survive

3 : to proceed without being discovered, criticized, or punished

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cope, do, fare, get along, get on, make out, manage, shift

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Examples of get by in a Sentence

working at night paid my college tuition and enabled me to get by—but just barely

First Known Use of get by

1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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get better acquainted

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get down and dirty

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The first known use of get by was in 1841

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