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Get By (Verb)

Meaning 1

Escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

  • Get Off
  • Get Away
  • Escape
  • Get Out

Hypernyms

  • Avoid

Hyponyms

  • Evade

Meaning 2

Succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Synonyms

  • Contend
  • Manage
  • Make Out
  • Grapple
  • Make Do
  • Deal
  • Cope

Hypernyms

  • Act

Hyponyms

  • Improvise
  • Hack
  • Fend
  • Scrape Along
  • Squeak By
  • Squeeze By
  • Scratch Along
  • Rub Along

Meaning 3

Pass or move in front of; "Bride's Biscuit got by the other dogs to win the race".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Hypernyms

  • Overhaul
  • Overtake
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