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makes both ends meet

makes both ends meet is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 makes both ends meet

What is makes both ends meet the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Makes both ends meet is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make both ends meet.

Words near makes both ends meet in the dictionary

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

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