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eke
eke 1 E0063300 (ēk)tr.v. eked, ek·ing, ekes 1. To supplement with great effort. Used with out: eked out an income by working two jobs.2. To get with great effort or strain. Used with out: eke out a bare existence from farming in an arid area.3. To make (a supply) last by practicing strict economy. Used with out.
[Middle English eken, to increase, from Old English ēcan; see aug- in Indo-European roots.]
eke 2 E0063300 (ēk)adv. Archaic Also.
[Middle English, from Old English ēac, ēc.]eke (iːk) vb (tr) archaic to increase, enlarge, or lengthen[Old English eacan; related to Old Norse auka to increase, Latin augēre to increase]
eke (iːk) sentence connectorarchaic also; moreover[Old English eac; related to Old Norse, Gothic auk also, Old High German ouh, Latin autem but, aut or]eke1 (ik)
v.t. eked, ek•ing. eke out, a. to make (a living) or maintain (existence) meagerly and with great effort: to eke out an income. b. to supplement; add to. c. to mete out in small amounts. [before 1000; Middle English; Old English ēac(i)an; akin to Greek auxánein to increase, amplify] eke2 (ik)
adv. Archaic. also. [before 900; Middle English eek, Old English ēc, ēac] eke
Past participle: eked
Gerund: eking
| Present |
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| I eke | | you eke | | he/she/it ekes | | we eke | | you eke | | they eke |
| Preterite |
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| I eked | | you eked | | he/she/it eked | | we eked | | you eked | | they eked |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am eking | | you are eking | | he/she/it is eking | | we are eking | | you are eking | | they are eking |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have eked | | you have eked | | he/she/it has eked | | we have eked | | you have eked | | they have eked |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was eking | | you were eking | | he/she/it was eking | | we were eking | | you were eking | | they were eking |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had eked | | you had eked | | he/she/it had eked | | we had eked | | you had eked | | they had eked |
| Future |
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| I will eke | | you will eke | | he/she/it will eke | | we will eke | | you will eke | | they will eke |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have eked | | you will have eked | | he/she/it will have eked | | we will have eked | | you will have eked | | they will have eked |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be eking | | you will be eking | | he/she/it will be eking | | we will be eking | | you will be eking | | they will be eking |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been eking | | you have been eking | | he/she/it has been eking | | we have been eking | | you have been eking | | they have been eking |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been eking | | you will have been eking | | he/she/it will have been eking | | we will have been eking | | you will have been eking | | they will have been eking |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been eking | | you had been eking | | he/she/it had been eking | | we had been eking | | you had been eking | | they had been eking |
| Conditional |
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| I would eke | | you would eke | | he/she/it would eke | | we would eke | | you would eke | | they would eke |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have eked | | you would have eked | | he/she/it would have eked | | we would have eked | | you would have eked | | they would have eked |
Translationseke (iːk) : eke out1. to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it. You could eke out the meat with potatoes. 使某物的供應盡量持久(例如藉由增補他物) 弥补...的不足，以节约使（供应等）持久 2. to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc). The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting. 竭力維持生計 竭力维持生计IdiomsSeeeke outEKE
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