eke

iːk

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Definition of eke - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

struggle financially

intr.

Dated

make a living with difficulty

intr.

Dated

He eked out his existence with odd jobs.

get by

scrape by

supplement

tr.

Dated

add to something to make it sufficient

tr.

Dated

He eked out his income with freelance work.

augment

boost

supplement

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Expressions with eke

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eke a living

earn just enough money to survive

She ekes a living by working two jobs.

eke out a living

earn just enough money to survive

They eke out a living by selling handmade crafts.

eke out

supplement something insufficient with effort

They tried to eke out their income with odd jobs.

Origin of eke

Old English, eacian (to increase)

Examples of eke in a sentence

She eked by on a small pension.
She eked out the stew with some extra vegetables.
They eked their savings to last through the month.

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French:vivoter, compléter, ...
German:sich durchschlagen, aufstocken, ...
Italian:tirare avanti, integrare, ...
Spanish:subsistir, complementar, ...
Portuguese:sobreviver, complementar, ...
Chinese:勉强度日, 补充, ...
Japanese:生計を立てる, 補う, ...
Arabic:كَدَّ, عَزَّزَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְקַיֵּם בְּדוֹחַק, לְהַשְׁלִים, ...
Russian:выкручиваться, подрабатывать, ...
Ukrainian:виживати, доповнити, ...
Hindi:जीविका चलाना, पूरा करना, ...
Bengali:কষ্টে চালানো, বাড়ানো, ...
Catalan:sobreviure, complementar, ...
Czech:protloukat se, doplnit, ...
Danish:klare sig, supplere, ...
Dutch:zich doorslaan, aanvullen, ...
Greek:βγάζω τα προς το ζην, συμπληρώνω, ...
Hungarian:tengetni magát, kiegészíteni, ...
Khmer:តស៊ូរកជីវភាព, បំពេញបន្ថែម, ...
Korean:생계를 꾸리다, 보충하다, ...
Persian:زندگی‌اش را به سختی گذراند, تکمیل کرد, ...
Polish:zarabiać z trudem, uzupełniać, ...
Portuguese (BR):sobreviver, complementar, ...
Romanian:a a-și câștiga existența, a completa, ...
Swedish:försörja sig, fylla ut, ...
Thai:ทำมาหากิน, เสริม, ...
Turkish:zorla sağlamak, tamamlamak, ...
Vietnamese:kiếm sống, bổ sung, ...

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