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getting by

/ˈɡɛtɪŋ baɪ/

get byverb

getting by

Gerund

got by

Past Simple

gotten by

Past Participle

getting by

Gerund

/ɡɛt baɪ/

Translations

It's hard to get by on such a small salary.

Трудно выживать на такую маленькую зарплату.

She managed to get by with the resources she had.

Она сумела справляться с теми ресурсами, которые у нее были.

Definitions

To manage to survive or continue despite difficulties.

Even with a small salary, she manages to get by.

To be able to deal with a situation, usually by using the minimum amount of effort or resources.

He doesn't know much French, but he can get by when he travels to Paris.

Synonyms

scrape by

make do