skate by in English

Forms: skates by [present, singular, third-person], skating by [participle, present], skated by [participle, past], skated by [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} skate by (third-person singular simple present skates by, present participle skating by, simple past and past participle skated by)

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "skates by",
      "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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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "skate by (third-person singular simple present skates by, present participle skating by, simple past and past participle skated by)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English phrasal verbs with particle (by)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Jeff finds this stuff easy, so he just skates by at work."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To get through something difficult with ease."
      ],
      "id": "en-skate_by-en-verb-ekx9~yoT"
    }
  ],
  "word": "skate by"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "skates by",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skating by",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skated by",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skated by",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "skate by (third-person singular simple present skates by, present participle skating by, simple past and past participle skated by)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English phrasal verbs",
        "English phrasal verbs with particle (by)",
        "English verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Jeff finds this stuff easy, so he just skates by at work."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To get through something difficult with ease."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "skate by"
}

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"skate by" meaning in English

Verb