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Definition of eke verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

eke

verb
 
/iːk/
 
/iːk/
Word OriginOld English ēacian, ēcan (in the sense ‘increase’), of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse auka.
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they eke
 
/iːk/
 
/iːk/
he / she / it ekes
 
/iːks/
 
/iːks/
past simple eked
 
/iːkt/
 
/iːkt/
past participle eked
 
/iːkt/
 
/iːkt/
-ing form eking
 
/ˈiːkɪŋ/
 
/ˈiːkɪŋ/
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