Meaning

1 senses

  1. (archaic, not comparable)Also; in addition to.

Examples

4 sentences

  1. Many people are struggling to eke out a living.

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  2. During droughts, farmers are barely able to eke out a living.

    ruВо время засухи фермеры едва сводят концы с концами. — odexed

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  3. My old computer now ekes out a dreary existence in the attic.

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  4. "Eke out" is a common phrasal verb in English.

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Origin

From Middle English ek, eek, eke (“also”) [and other forms], from Old English ēac, ǣc, ēc

From Middle English ek, eek, eke (“also”) [and other forms], from Old English ēac, ǣc, ēc (“also”), from Proto-West Germanic *auk, from Proto-Germanic *auk (“also, too; furthermore, in addition”), then either:

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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
ejaculateejaculationejectelelaborateC1

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