"skate by" meaning in All languages combined

See skate by on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: skates by [present, singular, third-person], skating by [participle, present], skated by [participle, past], skated by [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} skate by (third-person singular simple present skates by, present participle skating by, simple past and past participle skated by)
  1. To get through something difficult with ease.

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "skates by",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skated by",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skated by",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        },
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            [
              39,
              48
            ]
          ],
          "text": "Jeff finds this stuff easy, so he just skates by at work.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To get through something difficult with ease."
      ],
      "id": "en-skate_by-en-verb-ekx9~yoT"
    }
  ],
  "word": "skate by"
}
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  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skating by",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skated by",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skated by",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "*"
      },
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    }
  ],
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        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English phrasal verbs",
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        "English terms with usage examples",
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      ],
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        "To get through something difficult with ease."
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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