Meanings
verbskate by (third-person singular simple present skates by, present participle skating by, simple past and past participle skated by)
present singular third person skates by · participle present skating by · participle past skated by · past skated by
- To get through something difficult with ease.
Jeff finds this stuff easy, so he just skates by at work.
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APA
skate by. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skate%20by
MLA
“skate by.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skate%20by. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skate by,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skate%20by.
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