3 meanings: 1. to pass; go past or overtake 2. informal to manage, esp in spite of difficulties 3. to be accepted or permitted.
to manage with difficulty to achieve something or earn enough money. "get by" Example Sentences Working as an artist doesn't pay much, but it's enough for me
Synonyms for GET BY: cope, do, get on, get along, manage, make do, make out, make ends meet; Antonyms of GET BY: fall short, fail, collapse, decline,
get by phrasal verb [intransitive] · to manage to deal with a difficult situation, using whatever money, equipment etc you haveSYNmanage on/withThe Fed
to be able to live or deal with a situation with difficulty, usually by having just enough of something you need, such as money: I don't know how he gets by
to pass; go past or overtake · informal. intr, adverb to manage, esp in spite of difficulties. I can get by with little money · intr to be accepted or
1. to succeed with the least possible effort or accomplishment 2. to make ends meet : survive 3. to proceed without being discovered, criticized, or punished.