get across
verb
1. communicate successfully
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I couldn't get across the message
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He put over the idea very well
2. become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
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It dawned on him that she had betrayed him
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she was penetrated with sorrow
3. travel across or pass over
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The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day
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tramp, ↑
stride, ↑
walk, ↑
crisscross, ↑
ford, ↑
bridge, ↑
jaywalk, ↑
drive, ↑
take, ↑
course, ↑
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[verb]
1. cross, ford, negotiate, pass over, traverse
2. communicate, bring home to, convey, impart, make clear
or understood, put over, transmit
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: to become clear or convincing
her thesis … would never get across if she didn't know how to make people in action both probable and interesting — H.C.Webster
: to make clear or convincing
there will be cash to help get this point across — Helen Fuller
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get across (informal)
To communicate successfully
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to make people understand something
He sometimes has trouble getting his meaning across in English.
get something across to someone: What message are you trying to get across to the consumer?
get across how/what etc: I was trying to get across how much I admired them.
Thesaurus: to make something easier to understand
synonym
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get across [phrasal verb]
1 : to be clearly expressed to and understood by someone
I hope my point has finally gotten across to you. [=I hope you finally understand what I am trying to say]
I don't know if I was able to get my point across to you.
a politician who is trying hard to get his message across (to the voters)
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Useful english dictionary.
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