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单词 gets by
释义

get by

verb

got by; got by or gotten by; getting by; gets 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

Synonyms

  • cope
  • do
  • fare
  • get along
  • get on
  • make out
  • manage
  • shift
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Example Sentences

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

Word History

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1

gets by

verb

present tense third-person singular of get by
as in copes
to meet one's day-to-day needs working at night paid my college tuition and enabled me to get by—but just barely

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • copes
  • gets on
  • gets along
  • does
  • manages
  • survives
  • makes do
  • makes out
  • makes shift
  • makes ends meet
  • fares
  • shifts
  • affords
  • carries on
  • fends for oneself
  • ekes out
  • lasts
  • contrives
  • scrounges
  • squeezes
  • scrapes (by or through)
  • scrapes (out)
  • wrests
  • wrings
  • swings

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • falls short
  • fails
  • collapses
  • fizzles
  • flounders
  • peters (out)
  • wanes
  • declines
  • slumps
  • gives up
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