get across en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(intransitive, transitive) To cross; to move from one side (of something) to the other, literally or figuratively.
Bridge the digital divide. Let the poor get across.
In heavy rain, the cavalry couldn't get across the river.
It's impossible to get across with all checkpoints closed.
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(transitive) To make an idea evident; to successfully explain a thought or feeling; put over.
I couldn't get across to the board this simple economic fact.
Better organized writing helps to get the point across.
- (dated, intransitive, qualifier:African-American Vernacular, slang) To succeed; to do well.
- (slang, transitive) To annoy (someone); to get on someone's bad side.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| getting across | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| gets across | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| got across | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| got across | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| gotten across | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (16)
cs objasnit (to make an idea evident; to successfully explain a thought or feeling) · it evidenziare (to make an idea evident; to successfully explain a thought or feeling) · es cruzar (to cross; to move from one side (of something) to the other) · id menyeberang (to cross; to move from one side (of something) to the other) · id menyampaikan (to make an idea evident; to successfully explain a thought or feeling) · it trasmettere (to make an idea evident; to successfully explain a thought or feeling) · fr mettre en évidence (to make an idea evident; to successfully explain a thought or feeling) · it attraversare (to cross; to move from one side (of something) to the other) · es patentizar (to make an idea evident; to successfully explain a thought or feeling) · ca patentitzar (to make an idea evident; to successfully explain a thought or feeling) · pt evidenciar (to make an idea evident; to successfully explain a thought or feeling) · id melewati (to cross; to move from one side (of something) to the other) · cs přejet (to cross; to move from one side (of something) to the other) · es evidenciar (to make an idea evident; to successfully explain a thought or feeling) · fr traverser (to cross; to move from one side (of something) to the other) · ca evidenciar (to make an idea evident; to successfully explain a thought or feeling)