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get across

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: get across

1
 v
travel across or pass over
2
 v
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: get across
1

v travel across or pass over

Synonyms:
cover, cross, cut across, cut through, get over, pass over, track, traverse
Types:
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tramp
cross on foot
stride
cover or traverse by taking long steps
walk
traverse or cover by walking
crisscross
cross in a pattern, often random
ford
cross a river where it's shallow
bridge
cross over on a bridge
jaywalk
cross the road at a red light
drive, take
proceed along in a vehicle
course
move swiftly through or over
hop
traverse as if by a short airplane trip
Type of:
go across, go through, pass
go across or through
2

v become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

Synonyms:
click, come home, dawn, fall into place, get through, penetrate, sink in

v communicate successfully

“I couldn't get across the message”
Synonyms:
put over
Type of:
communicate, pass, pass along, pass on, put across
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