get across

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get across

The hikers used a sturdy bridge to get across the wide river.

Definition

  1. Verb (transitive):

    • To communicate successfully; to make something understood: To convey a message, idea, or information so that it is clearly received and comprehended by someone else.
    • To cause to cross or traverse: To move something or someone from one side to the other of a physical obstacle like a road, river, or space.

  2. Verb (intransitive):

    • To become clear or understood: For a message, idea, or feeling to be successfully received and comprehended by others.
    • To cross over; to traverse: To go from one side to the other of a physical space or barrier.
Examples of Usage

  • Verb (transitive):

    • The teacher used simple diagrams to get the complex concept across to the students.
    • We helped get the supplies across the river.

  • Verb (intransitive):

    • His main point didn't get across during the noisy meeting.
    • It's dangerous to get across this highway on foot.
Advanced Usage

  • "to get one's meaning/point across": To successfully communicate one's intended message or argument.

    • She struggled to get her point across to the skeptical audience.

  • "to get it across to someone that...": To make someone understand a specific fact or situation.

    • I need to get it across to him that we are running out of time.
Variants and Related Words
  • Communicate (v): To share or exchange information, news, or ideas. (A more general synonym for the 'make understood' sense).
  • Convey (v): To transport or carry to a place; to communicate an idea or feeling.
  • Cross (v): To go or extend across from one side to another. (A core synonym for the physical movement sense).
Synonyms
  • Put over (phrasal verb): To communicate an idea successfully.
  • Get through (phrasal verb): To succeed in making someone understand something.
  • Traverse (v): To travel across or through.
Related Phrasal Verbs

  • Come across (as): To make a particular impression on others.

    • He comes across as very confident. (This is different from 'get across', which focuses on the act of communicating, not the impression made.)

  • Get over: To recover from something; to overcome a problem or difficulty.

    • It took her weeks to get over the flu. (This is distinct and should not be confused with 'get across').
Related Idioms
  • Get the message across: To ensure a communication is understood. This is a fixed phrase using the target phrasal verb.
    • The public health campaign finally got the message across about the importance of vaccination.
get across

The hikers used a sturdy bridge to get across the wide river.

Verb
  1. travel across or pass over
    • The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day
  2. become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
    • It dawned on him that she had betrayed him
    • she was penetrated with sorrow
  3. communicate successfully
    • I couldn't get across the message
    • He put over the idea very well

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