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Detailed Synonyms for get by in English

get by:

to get by verbe (gets by, got by, getting by)

  1. to get by
    to make ends meet; to get by; to scrape along; to manage on; to manage; to make do
    • make ends meet verbe (makes ends meet, made ends meet, making ends meet)
    • get by verbe (gets by, got by, getting by)
    • scrape along verbe (scrapes along, scraped along, scraping along)
    • manage on verbe (manages on, managed on, managing on)
    • manage verbe (manages, managed, managing)
    • make do verbe (makes do, made do, making do)
  2. to get by
    – escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action 1
    to escape; to get off; to get away; to get out; to get by
    – escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action 1
    • escape verbe (escapes, escaped, escaping)
    • get off verbe (gets off, got off, getting off)
    • get away verbe (gets away, got away, getting away)
    • get out verbe (gets out, got out, getting out)
      • I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities1
    • get by verbe (gets by, got by, getting by)
  3. to get by
    – pass or move in front of 1
    to get by
    – pass or move in front of 1
    • get by verbe (gets by, got by, getting by)
  4. to get by
    – come to terms with 1
    to manage; cope; to deal; to contend; to make out; to get by; to make do; grapple
    – come to terms with 1
    • manage verbe (manages, managed, managing)
    • cope verbe
    • deal verbe (deals, dealt, dealing)
    • contend verbe (contends, contended, contending)
    • make out verbe (makes out, made out, making out)
    • get by verbe (gets by, got by, getting by)
    • make do verbe (makes do, made do, making do)
    • grapple verbe

Conjugations for get by:

present
  1. get by
  2. get by
  3. gets by
  4. get by
  5. get by
  6. get by
simple past
  1. got by
  2. got by
  3. got by
  4. got by
  5. got by
  6. got by
present perfect
  1. have gotten by
  2. have gotten by
  3. has gotten by
  4. have gotten by
  5. have gotten by
  6. have gotten by
past continuous
  1. was getting by
  2. were getting by
  3. was getting by
  4. were getting by
  5. were getting by
  6. were getting by
future
  1. shall get by
  2. will get by
  3. will get by
  4. shall get by
  5. will get by
  6. will get by
continuous present
  1. am getting by
  2. are getting by
  3. is getting by
  4. are getting by
  5. are getting by
  6. are getting by
subjunctive
  1. be gotten by
  2. be gotten by
  3. be gotten by
  4. be gotten by
  5. be gotten by
  6. be gotten by
diverse
  1. get by!
  2. let's get by!
  3. gotten by
  4. getting by
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Alternate Synonyms for "get by":


Related Definitions for "get by":

  1. escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action1
  2. pass or move in front of1
  3. come to terms with1

Related Synonyms for get by