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Sometimes the results of a first free election will find the moderates so poorly organized that extreme groups can eke out a victory, as Hamas did when it gained a 44-to-41 percent margin in the Palestinian election of 2006.
Elliott Abrams

Meaning of "eke" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EKE

Old English eacan; related to Old Norse auka to increase, Latin augēre to increase.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EKE

eke  [iːk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Eke is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb eke in English.

WHAT DOES EKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

EKE

EKE or Eke may refer to: ▪ Eke, a Tongan group dance ▪ Encrypted key exchange, a family of password-authenticated key agreement methods ▪ Eke, a town part of the municipality of Nazareth, Belgium...

Definition of eke in the English dictionary

The definition of eke in the dictionary is to increase, enlarge, or lengthen.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO EKE

PRESENT

Present
I eke
you eke
he/she/it ekes
we eke
you eke
they eke
Present continuous
I am eking
you are eking
he/she/it is eking
we are eking
you are eking
they are eking
Present perfect
I have eked
you have eked
he/she/it has eked
we have eked
you have eked
they have eked
Present perfect continuous
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
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I eked
you eked
he/she/it eked
we eked
you eked
they eked
Past continuous
I was eking
you were eking
he/she/it was eking
we were eking
you were eking
they were eking
Past perfect
I had eked
you had eked
he/she/it had eked
we had eked
you had eked
they had eked
Past perfect continuous
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
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will eke
you will eke
he/she/it will eke
we will eke
you will eke
they will eke
Future continuous
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
Future perfect
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 perfect continuous
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
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would eke
you would eke
he/she/it would eke
we would eke
you would eke
they would eke
Conditional continuous
I would be eking
you would be eking
he/she/it would be eking
we would be eking
you would be eking
they would be eking
Conditional perfect
I would have eke
you would have eke
he/she/it would have eke
we would have eke
you would have eke
they would have eke
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been eking
you would have been eking
he/she/it would have been eking
we would have been eking
you would have been eking
they would have been eking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you eke
we let´s eke
you eke
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to eke
Past participle
eked
Present Participle
eking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EKE

ek se
Ekaterinburg
Ekaterinodar
Ekaterinoslav
eke out
EKG
ekistic
ekistical
ekistician
ekistics
Ekiti
ekka
Ekman
Ekman layer
Ekman Spiral
ekphrasis
ekpwele
ektexine
ekuele

WORDS THAT END LIKE EKE

alike
bike
Blake
brake
broke
cake
dislike
fake
ke
lake
like
make
mike
Nike
smoke
strike
take
there´s nothing like
unlike
wake

Synonyms and antonyms of eke in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «eke» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EKE

Find out the translation of eke to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of eke from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «eke» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

勉强维持
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

eke
570 millions of speakers

English

eke
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बढ़ाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اقتصد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

влачат
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

eke
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সংযোজিত করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

eke
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Eke
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

eke
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

やりくりする
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

견디다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Eke
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cung như thế
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிரமத்துடன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Eke
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

artırmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

eke
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

eke
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

влачат
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

eke
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συμπληρώνω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eke
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

eke
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

eke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of eke

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EKE»

The term «eke» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.242 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EKE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «eke» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «eke» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about eke

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «EKE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word eke.
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Elliott Abrams
Sometimes the results of a first free election will find the moderates so poorly organized that extreme groups can eke out a victory, as Hamas did when it gained a 44-to-41 percent margin in the Palestinian election of 2006.
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Linda Grant
Times were very hard if you were a poor, politically correct Jewish girl living in the east end of London during the Blitz and you were trying to eke out a living as a hairdresser.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EKE»

Discover the use of eke in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to eke and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Thiefing Sugar: Eroticism between Women in Caribbean Literature
She explains too how the texts that she examines intervene in black feminist, queer, and postcolonial studies, particularly when she highlights the cultural limitations of the metaphors that dominate queer theory in North America and Europe ...
Omise’eke Natasha Tinsley, 2010
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Using Talk Effectively in the Primary Classroom
Based on the authors' analysis of what it is about teacher talk that works and doesn't work, this book will provide teachers and student teachers with a guide to using talk effectively in the classroom to raise standards.
Richard Eke, John Lee, 2008
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Deep Roots: The Cultivation of Your Life in Christ
Learn to partner with God and find out how to rely on him to break up the unplowed land within your heart.If you sense that you have become a lukewarm Christian, one with unfertilized land in your heart, this book will help you find your ...
Shawn S. Eke, 2012
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Secrets of Outstanding Persons
The book provides invaluable information in an extraordinary conversational form, which gives the reader a powerful sense of interactivity.
Kudo Eresia-Eke, 2013
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Hawaiian Dictionary: Hawaiian-English, English-Hawaiian
(PH 173.) 4. n. Acre. Eng. eka n. Hand of bananas. Compare mai'a for pejorative connotations. E painu'u 'oe me na ma halo a pala hinu nO 'IkO mai'a (Kel. 138), you brag with praise of bright and ripe banana hands [worthless bragging]. 'eke.
Mary Kawena Pukui, Samuel H. Elbert, 1986
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A Grammar of Berbice Dutch Creole
Beresford Causway 160190: 28 BD klej, an, eke trap ani, brekete, weni breketeke MR klei an eke trapu an=i breke-te wen=i breke-te=eke ENGL clay and Isg step and=3sg break-PF when=3sg break-PF=Isg BD mute fa fal, wel eke ha MR ...
Silvia Kouwenberg, 1994
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Male Daughters, Female Husbands: Gender and Sex in an ...
The markets were organized round a four-day cycle,* eke, oye, nkwo and afo serving as the main market days and afo the central market day. The eke market day was divided into eke ukpolo (ordinary eke day), and eke okwu (holy eke), which ...
Ifi Amadiume, 1987
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Dictionary
eke More bent to eke my smartes Then to reward my trusty true Intent, She gan for me devise a grievous punishment Spenser, F. Q., lit vil. 55. In order to eke out the present page, I could not avoid pursuing the metaphor. Goldsmith, The Bee ...
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Cook Islands Maori Dictionary
eke, v.i. Be in rut, ready to serve the female (of male animals). Kare i eke ake teia toa 'oro'enua no te mea te 'ou nei rai. This colt isn't rutting yet, he's still too young; Tera te toa puaka eke, e 'apai i ta'au u'a puaka ki reira. There's the boar that's ...
Jasper Buse, Raututi Taringa, Bruce Biggs, 1995
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Walker's Pronouncing dictionary of the English language, ...
[ing Exonenation, -a-shntt, s., act of disharden Exoptation, eke-cp-ta'-thnn, a, earnest desi re. Exoeanle, egs-o-edhl, a., that can ho moved Exoeeitance, egs- awr'-he-tante, a., extrnva- ganeel enormity. Exoeeitant, -tant, a., deviating from the ...
P Austin Nuttall, John Walker, 1873

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term eke is used in the context of the following news items.
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Uru Eke: In Pursuit of Your Dreams
15 Dreams: our vivid imaginations and aspiration that birth endless possibilities in our minds, the promise of real existence. I say real existence ... «Bella Naija, Jul 15»
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China shares eke out some gains
Chinese shares showed tentative signs of stability on Thursday, restoring some confidence in Beijing's suite of attempts to rescue its struggling ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
3
Late in day, stocks eke out a gain
Specialist Jason Hardzewicz (center) and Floor Governor Nicholas Brigandi work Tuesday on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. «NWAOnline, Jul 15»
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Disorganized Yanks Eke Out a 2-1 Win Over Honduras
Disorganized Yanks Eke Out a 2-1 Win Over Honduras. Three points is three points, but the United States men's national team did not put its ... «AmericanSoccerNow.com, Jul 15»
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Former Odisha Block chairperson sells tea to eke out a living!
Former Odisha Block chairperson sells tea to eke out a living! Reported by Umashankar Sahu Golachara, Jul 4: Life is a roller coaster ride and fortunes can ... «Odisha Sun Times, Jul 15»
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Chacha Eke Faani: Actress' dad emerges commissioner in Ebonyi …
Nollywood actress, ChaCha Eke Faani's dad, Professor John Eke has emerged one of the commissioners sworn in on Wednesday, July 1, ... «Pulse Nigeria, Jul 15»
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FTSE treads water as pharmas, property eke out gains
StockMarketWire.com - FTSE indices were treading water as traders took pause amid a UK heat wave to assess latest developments in the ... «Stock Market Wire, Jul 15»
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Despite head winds, US stocks eke out small gains in first half
World financial markets ended the first six months this year amid the uncomfortably familiar sound of bubbles popping: debt bubbles in Greece ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
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Greeks eke by on little cash
ATHENS — At Taverna Plaka restaurant, waiter Gamal Takaway stands among rows of tables left empty because of government limits on cash ... «USA TODAY, Jun 15»
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Eke Named Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-American
AUSTIN, Texas - Nadia Eke has been named to the Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-American Track & Field/Cross Country team, ... «Columbia University Athletics, Jun 15»

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