Betekenis van get by In het Nederlands

• 0 to be able to live or deal with a situation with difficulty, usually by having just enough of something you need, such as money:

  • How can he get by on so little money?

  • We can get by with four computers at the moment, but we'll need a couple more when the new staff arrive.

• 1 to manage or continue to exist in a state or situation where something is lacking:

  • When we were students we got by on very little money.

  • There is tremendous pressure on families trying to get by without health insurance.

• 2 to be able to live or deal with a situation by having very little of something you need, such as money:

  • It was many years before she was in a financial position to do anything beyond getting by.

  • get by in/on/with sth She got by on what she made working at the deli.