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I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English eac; akin to Old High German ouh also, Latin aut or, Greek au again Date: before 12th century archaic also II. transitive verb (~d; eking) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English iecan, ecan; akin to Old High German ouhhon to add, Latin augere to increase, Greek auxein Date: before 12th century 1. archaic increase, lengthen 2. to get with great difficulty — usually used with out ~ out a living ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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out восполнять, пополнять (with) to eke out ones existence перебиваться кое-как, умудряться сводить концы с концами EKE I v. - eke out II adv. obs. также, тоже; к тому же ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ v eke sth out phr v literary 1 to make a small supply of something such as food or money last longer by carefully only using small amounts of it (Today's retired home-owner has to eke out his pension as best he can.) 2 eke out a living/existence to succeed in getting the things you need to live, even though you have very little money or food (They eke out a miserable existence in cardboard shacks.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- north England and E. Midlands var. of echen from O.E. ecan, eacan, eacian "addition, reinforcement," probably from eaca "an increase," from P.Gmc. *aukan, from PIE *aug- "to increase." Obsolete eke "also" is probably related. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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