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Meaning of word get by from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : Succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available.

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

Synonyms : contend, cope, deal, grapple, make do, make out, manage

Meaning : Pass or move in front of.

Example : Bride's Biscuit got by the other dogs to win the race.

Meaning : Escape potentially unpleasant consequences. Get away with a forbidden action.

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

Synonyms : escape, get away, get off, get out

demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.

dispose (verb)
Give, sell, or transfer to another.

most (adjective)
(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number.

stethoscope (noun)
A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body.

cockroach (noun)
Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects. Some are domestic pests.

wear away (verb)
Cut away in small pieces.

fruitfully (adverb)
In a productive way.

cut short (verb)
Interrupt before its natural or planned end.

changeover (noun)
An event that results in a transformation.

wage increase (noun)
The amount a salary is increased.