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gets by with

gets by with is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get by with.

Meaning of get by with

Verb

get by with (third-person singular simple present gets by with, present participle getting by with, simple past got by with, past participle got by with or gotten by with)

  1. (Southern US) To escape punishment or discipline, to get away with.

Questions about gets by with

What is gets by with the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets by with is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get by with.

Words near gets by with in the dictionary

  1. gets blood from a turnip
  2. gets blood out of a stone
  3. gets busy
  4. gets by
  5. gets by the balls
  6. gets by with
  7. gets changed
  8. gets cold feet
  9. gets cracking
  10. gets down
  11. gets down on

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