eke

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈiːk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ik/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ēk)

Inflections of 'eke' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
ekes
v 3rd person singular
eking
v pres p
eked
v past
eked
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
eke [sth]⇒ vtr archaic (increase)aumentar⇒ vtr
 The merchant turned to smuggling to eke his income.
 El comerciante empezó a contrabandear para aumentar sus ingresos.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
eke [sth] out,
eke out [sth] vtr phrasal sep		 (money, food: use sparingly)dosificar⇒ vtr
  racionar⇒ vtr
  racionar⇒ vtr
 They had to eke out their food rations so they would last a whole week.
 Tuvieron que dosificar sus raciones para que la comida les duraran una semana entera.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
eke out a living,
eke out an existence v expr		 (struggle to earn money)subsistir a duras penas expr
  ganarse la vida a duras penas expr
 She ekes out an existence working two part-time jobs.
 Subsiste a duras penas con dos trabajos de medio tiempo.
 Se gana la vida a duras penas con dos trabajos de medio tiempo.
scrape out an existence,
scratch out an existence,
eke out an existence v expr		 (obtain daily necessities with difficult)ganarse la vida a duras penas loc verb
  (CL)vivir a medio morir saltando loc verb
 She managed to scrape out an existence by working three low-paying jobs.
 Ella logra ganarse la vida a duras penas trabajando en tres empleos mal pagados.
  sobrevivir⇒ vi
  arreglárselas v prnl
 Ella logra sobrevivir trabajando en tres empleos mal pagados.
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stretch

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