get across

/gɛɾ əˈkrɑs/

/gɛt əˈkrɒs/

Other forms: got across; getting across; gets across; gotten across

Definitions of get across

1. verb

   travel across or pass over
   synonyms: cover, cross, cut across, cut through, get over, pass over, track, traverse

   types:

   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 place not meant for pedestrians

   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. verb

   become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
   synonyms: click, come home, dawn, fall into place, get through, penetrate, sink in
3. verb

   communicate successfully
   “I couldn't get across the message”

   synonyms: put over

   type of:

   communicate, pass, pass along, pass on, put across

   transmit information