adj
Meaning 1
Alternative form of makeshift.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
make shift
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noun
Meaning 2
Alternative form of makeshift.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To contrive; to invent a way of surmounting a difficulty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, transitive
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History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: onnistua — contrive, find a way through difficulty
- Finnish: selvitä — contrive, find a way through difficulty
- Finnish: pärjätä — contrive, find a way through difficulty
- French: se débrouiller — contrive, find a way through difficulty
- German: behelfen — contrive, find a way through difficulty
- Italian: improvvisare — contrive, find a way through difficulty
- Italian: ingegnarsi — contrive, find a way through difficulty
- Russian: ухитря́ться (uxitrjátʹsja) — contrive, find a way through difficulty
- Russian: перебива́ться (perebivátʹsja) — contrive, find a way through difficulty
- Russian: довольствоваться — contrive, find a way through difficulty
- Russian: обходи́ться — contrive, find a way through difficulty