Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

getting by

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.54 in modern English

Syllables
get-ting -by
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of get by

Questions

What does getting by mean?
present participle and gerund of get by

How to pronounce getting by

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