- get something across
- COMMUNICATE, get over, impart, convey, transmit, make clear, express.→ get
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manage to communicate an idea clearly
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get something across
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get something across — manage to communicate an idea clearly. → get … English new terms dictionary
get something across — Syn: communicate, get over, impart, convey, transmit, make clear, express … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
get something across (to somebody) — ˌget aˈcross (to sb) | ˌget sthaˈcross (to sb) derived to be communicated or understood; to succeed in communicating sth • Your meaning didn t really get across. • He s not very good at getting his ideas across. Main entry: ↑getderived … Useful english dictionary
get something over. — See get something across. → get … Useful english dictionary
get sth across — UK US get sth across Phrasal Verb with get({{}}/get/ verb ( tt , got, got, or US gotten) ► to make someone understand or believe something: »He has no trouble getting his point across. »We have yet to clearly get across the message that we ve got … Financial and business terms
get — [ get ] (past tense got [ gat ] ; past participle gotten [ gatn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 obtain/receive ▸ 2 become/start to be ▸ 3 do something/have something done ▸ 4 move to/from ▸ 5 progress in activity ▸ 6 fit/put something in a place ▸ 7 understand… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
get — [get] verb got PASTTENSE [gɒt ǁ gɑːt] got PASTPART gotten PASTPART [ˈgɒtn ǁ ˈgɑːtn] getting PRESPART 1 … Financial and business terms
get across — verb 1. communicate successfully (Freq. 1) I couldn t get across the message He put over the idea very well • Syn: ↑put over • Hypernyms: ↑communicate, ↑pass on, ↑pass … Useful english dictionary
get across — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms get across : present tense I/you/we/they get across he/she/it gets across present participle getting across past tense got across past participle got across to make people understand something He sometimes has … English dictionary
get — verb (gets, getting; past got; past participle got, N. Amer. or archaic gotten) 1》 come to have or hold; receive. ↘experience, suffer, or be afflicted with (something bad). 2》 succeed in attaining, achieving, or experiencing; obtain. 3》 move… … English new terms dictionary
