make both ends meet in English

Forms: makes both ends meet [present, singular, third-person], making both ends meet [participle, present], made both ends meet [participle, past], made both ends meet [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> both ends meet}} 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)

Inflected forms

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"make both ends meet" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms