get the picture

Other forms: got the picture; getting the picture; gets the picture

Definitions of get the picture
  1. verb
    get the meaning of something
    synonyms: apprehend, compass, comprehend, dig, grasp, grok, savvy
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    understand
    catch on, cotton on, get it, get onto, get wise, latch on, tumble, twig
    understand, usually after some initial difficulty
    intuit
    know or grasp by intuition or feeling
    digest, process
    arrange and integrate in the mind
    type of:
    understand
    know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
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