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Meaning of the word "make do" in English

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make do

US /"meɪk duː"/

UK /"meɪk duː"/

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Phrasal Verb

1.

manage with the limited means or resources available

Example:

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We'll have to make do with what we have.

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They had to make do with a small apartment.

Synonym:

manage cope get by subsist survive

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