Word

get by, v.
freq. cnt. 5

succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
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contend cope deal get by grapple make do make out manage

sample sentences

"We got by on just a gallon of gas"
"They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"

verb frames

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semantic pointers

hypernym

act, move

hyponym

improvise, extemporize fend hack, cut scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by, rub along

escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
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escape get away get by get off get out

sample sentences

"She gets away with murder!"
"I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

escape

semantic pointers

hypernym

avoid

hyponym

evade

pass or move in front of
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

get by

sample sentences

"Bride's Biscuit got by the other dogs to win the race"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

pass, overtake, overhaul