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Dictionary definition · get by

verb

  1. succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available"We got by on just a gallon of gas"
  2. pass or move in front of"Bride's Biscuit got by the other dogs to win the race"
  3. escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action"She gets away with murder!"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).