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get by
verb
1 get by
Succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available.
synonyms: contend, cope, deal, grapple, make do, make out, manage.
Dutch: genoegen nemen, mee omgaan, rondkomen, toekomen, toekunnen, uitkomen
2 get by
Pass or move in front of.
3 get by
Escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action.
synonyms: escape, get away, get off, get out.
Dutch: ontsnappen aan, onderbreken, ontsnappen, ontgaan
Moby thesaurus: accomplish, achieve, answer, avail, be equal to, be missed, be so, be such, bear, bring off, bring through, carry off, clear, clear the hurdle, come along, come on, come out, come through, compass, contrive, cop a plea, cop out, cope, crown with success, cut the mustard, do, do it, do the trick, do with, eke out, engineer, escape attention, escape notice, escape one, escape without penalty, fare, fill the bill, fulfill, get along, get along on, get away with, get by on, get off, get off cheap, get on, go along, go around, go at liberty, go free, go on, go scot free, hack it, hold, hold up, just do, keep afloat, make do, make ends meet, make it, make out, make the grade, makeshift, manage, manage somehow, manage with, meet, meet requirements, muddle through, negotiate, not register, pass, pass muster, pull off, put across, put over, put through, qualify, reach, satisfy, scrape along, serve, serve the purpose, shape up, stack up, stagger, stand, stand the test, stand up, stretch, subsist, succeed in, suffice, survive, swing, swing the deal, take it, turn out, turn the trick, win freedom, work, worry along ... show more.
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