Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To get by; to make ends meet.

Examples

11 sentences

  1. I was scratched by a cat.

    Мене подряпав кіт. — aandrusiak

    ruЯ был поцарапан кошкой. — Lenin_1917

    deIch wurde von einer Katze gekratzt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. Tom got scratched by his cat.

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  3. Ziri was scratched by a cat.

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  4. Ziri got scratched by a cat.

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  5. Ziri got scratched by his cat.

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Origin

From scratch + by.

From scratch + by.

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Forms

scratches by, scratching by, scratched by, scratched by
Base formscratch by · to scratch by
3rd person singularscratches by
Present participlescratching by
Past simplescratched by
Past participlescratched by

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyscratch by
he, she, itscratches by

Past simpleLesson

all personsscratched by

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave scratched by
he, she, ithas scratched by

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill scratch by

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

1 synonyms
scrape by

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
scrapingscratchB2scratchyscrawlscrawny
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