get by English

Meaning get by meaning

What does get by mean?

get by

— verb (= make do) come to terms with We got by on just a gallon of gas They made do on half a loaf of bread every day

— verb pass or move in front of Bride's Biscuit got by the other dogs to win the race

— verb (= get away, get out, escape) escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action She gets away with murder! I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities

Synonyms get by synonyms

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get by English » English

get past

manage

get along

come by

go past

go by

fly by

come along

pass

make do

worry along

squeeze by

squeak by

scrape along

rub through

rub along

make ends meet

get by with

get away

cope

contend

subsist

make out

grapple

get out

get off

get away with

get along with

escape

do odd jobs

deal

worry through

while

wave off

surpass

struggle

sort out

short-circuit

scrape by

pass muster

overtake

overhaul

outstrip

outperform

outpace

make

live on

leapfrog

keep one’s head above water

handle

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Enough

• What words indicate that there is enough of something for what you need?
  be enough do suffice cover last meet someone's needs get by afford to

Examples get by examples

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Movie subtitles

Did you think I'll get tricked? Do you really think I was going to get tricked by you old man!

Will you lend me your strength so that others can get by without losing their loved ones?