get by with

verb

To escape punishment or discipline, to get away with.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verbget by with (third-person singular simple present gets by with, present participle getting by with, simple past got by with, past participle got by with or gotten by with)

present singular third person gets by with · participle present getting by with · past got by with · participle past got by with · participle past gotten by with

  1. Southern USTo escape punishment or discipline, to get away with.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cope withdeal with
Cite this entry
APA

get by with. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20by%20with

MLA

“get by with.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20by%20with. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get by with,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20by%20with.

Source: get by with on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.