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made both ends meet

made both ends meet is the simple past and past participle of make both ends meet.

Meaning of make both ends meet

Verb

make both ends meet (third-person singular simple present makes both ends meet, present participle making both ends meet, simple past and past participle made both ends meet)

  1. (uncommon) Synonym of make ends meet.
    • (entry on Archbishop Edmund Grindall) Worldly wealth he cared not for, desiring only to make both ends meet; and as for that little that lapped over he gave it to pious uses.1661, Thomas Fuller, The History of the Worthies of England
    Synonyms:
    make ends meet

Questions about made both ends meet

What is made both ends meet the simple past and past participle of?
Made both ends meet is the simple past and past participle of make both ends meet.

Words near made both ends meet in the dictionary

  1. made beautiful music together
  2. made believe
  3. made biscuits
  4. made bold
  5. made book
  6. made both ends meet
  7. made bricks without straw
  8. made bricks without straws
  9. made capital out of
  10. made certain
  11. made common cause

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