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GET ACROSS

(verb)

Definitions

There are 3 meanings of the phrase Get Across.

Get Across - as a verb

Communicate successfully

Example: "I couldn't get across the message"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
put over

Become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

Example: "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
clickcome homedawnfall into placeget throughsink in

Travel across or pass over

Example: "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
covercrosscut acrosscut throughget overpass overtracktraverse
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
pass
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Example Sentences

"The comedian's jokes didn't get across well with the conservative crowd."
"I need to find a better way to get across my point in this argument."
"The swimmer struggled to get across the river due to the strong current."
"It took them hours to get across the busy city with all the traffic."
"Her words failed to get across the true intensity of the situation."
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