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eke 1
(ēk)tr.v. eked, ek·ing, ekes
1. To supplement with great effort. Used with out: eked out an income by working two jobs.
2. To get with great effort or strain. Used with out: eke out a bare existence from farming in an arid area.
3. To make (a supply) last by practicing strict economy. Used with out.
eke 2
(ēk)adv. Archaic
Also.
[Middle English, from Old English ēac, ēc.]
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eke
(iːk)vb
(tr) archaic to increase, enlarge, or lengthen
[Old English eacan; related to Old Norse auka to increase, Latin augēre to increase]
eke
(iːk)sentence connector
archaic also; moreover
[Old English eac; related to Old Norse, Gothic auk also, Old High German ouh, Latin autem but, aut or]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
eke1
(ik)v.t. eked, ek•ing.
eke out,
a. to make (a living) or maintain (existence) meagerly and with great effort: to eke out an income.
b. to supplement; add to.
c. to mete out in small amounts.
[before 1000; Middle English; Old English ēac(i)an; akin to Greek auxánein to increase, amplify]
eke2
(ik)adv. Archaic.
also.
[before 900; Middle English eek, Old English ēc, ēac]
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eke
Past participle: eked
Gerund: eking
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Translations
يَحتال على العَيْشيُطيل، يُضيف إلى، يُكَمِّل
få til at løbe rundtfå til at rækkefå til at slå tilklare dagen og vejen
drÿgjaskrimta, rétt hafa ofan af fyrir sér
skalsintisunkiai verstis
papildināttikko savilkt galus kopā
idareli kullanmakkıt kanaat geçinmek
eke
[iːk] VT to eke out [+ food, supplies] → escatimar; [+ money, income] → hacer que alcanceto eke out a living → ganarse la vida a duras penas
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
eke
[ˈiːk] vtto eke a living → vivoter
to eke a living from sth → vivoter grâce à qch
eke out
vt sep (= stretch) [+ budget, resources] → arrondir
to eke out a living (= get by) → vivoter
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
eke
[iːk] vt to eke out (food, supplies, money) → far bastare, far durare; (income) → arrotondareto eke out a living → sbarcare il lunario
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
eke
(iːk) : eke out1. to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it. You could eke out the meat with potatoes.
2. to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc). The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.
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