- get across
v. (B) ('to make clear') she tried to get across her ideas across to us
* * *['getə'krɒs](B) ('to make clear') she tried to get across her ideas across to us'
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get across — index annunciate, convey (communicate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
get across — {v.} 1. To explain clearly, make (something) clear; to make clear the meaning of. * /Mr. Brown is a good coach because he can get across the plays./ Syn.: PUT ACROSS. 2. To become clear. * /The teacher tried to explain the problem, but the… … Dictionary of American idioms
get across — {v.} 1. To explain clearly, make (something) clear; to make clear the meaning of. * /Mr. Brown is a good coach because he can get across the plays./ Syn.: PUT ACROSS. 2. To become clear. * /The teacher tried to explain the problem, but the… … Dictionary of American idioms
get across — verb a) To cross; to move from one side (of something) to the other, literally or figuratively. In heavy rain, the cavalry couldnt get across the river. b) To make an idea evident; to successfully explain a thought or feeling. Its impossible to… … Wiktionary
get across — phr verb Get across is used with these nouns as the object: ↑idea, ↑message, ↑point, ↑point of view, ↑river, ↑road … Collocations dictionary
get across — Synonyms and related words: assail the ear, be glimpsed, be heard, broadcast, caress the ear, clarify, come through, communicate, contact, convey, dawn on, disseminate, elucidate, explain, explicate, gain a hearing, get over, get through to, get… … Moby Thesaurus
get across — verb Date: 1913 intransitive verb to become clear or convincing transitive verb to make clear or convincing < we couldn t get our point across > … New Collegiate Dictionary
get across — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. impart, convey, pass on; see communicate 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To make known: break, carry, communicate, convey, disclose, impart, pass, report, tell, transmit. See KNOWLEDGE. II verb See GET … English dictionary for students
get — gettable, getable, adj. /get/, v., got or (Archaic) gat; got or gotten; getting, n. v.t. 1. to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension. 2. to cause to be in one s possession or succeed … Universalium
get — v. 1) (B) ( to deliver ) I have to get a message to her 2) (C) ( to obtain ) she got a newspaper for me; or: she got me a newspaper 3) (d; intr., tr.) to get across ( to cross ); ( to cause to cross ) (to get across a bridge; the general finally… … Combinatory dictionary
