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get by

verb

Definition of get by

  1. intransitive verb

  2. 1 :  to succeed with the least possible effort or accomplishment

  3. 2 :  to make ends meet :  survive

  4. 3 :  to proceed without being discovered, criticized, or punished

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Examples of get by in a Sentence

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

First Known Use of get by

1841

get by Synonyms

Synonyms
cope, do, fare, get along, get on, make out, manage, shift
Related Words
carry on, contrive, scrape (by or through), scrounge; last, survive; eke out, scrape (out), squeeze, wrest, wring; afford, swing
Near Antonyms
collapse, fail, fall short, fizzle, flounder; decline, peter (out), slump, wane; give up

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