English > make do: 1 sense > verb 1, socialMeaning | Come to terms with. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s |
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Synonyms | cope, get by, make out, contend, grapple, deal, manage |
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Narrower | fend | try to manage without help |
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hack, cut | Be able to manage or manage successfully |
improvise, extemporize | manage in a makeshift way |
scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by, rub along | manage one's existence barely |
Broader | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
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Spanish | abordar, arreglárselas, conformarse, contender, encarar, grapar, industriarse, ingeniarse, soportar, tramitar, tratar |
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Catalan | abordar, encarar, enfrontar-se, fer front a, plantar cara a, resistir, sortir-se'n, suportar, tramitar |
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