get across

verb

got across; got across or gotten across; getting across; gets across

intransitive verb

: to become clear or convincing

transitive verb

: to make clear or convincing
we couldn't get our point across

Examples of get across in a Sentence

what I'm trying to get across is that there simply is no money for the project
Recent Examples on the Web Coming later There are a few iOS 17 features that Apple announced at its developer conference in June but that the company unfortunately couldn’t quite get across the finish line in time for this initial launch. Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 2023 Yes, this is one of those instances of using some sugarcoating to get across what might be the best of times and the worst of times about the nature of modern-day generative AI. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024 When a collision occurs because two stations transmit at the same time, the retransmissions make sure that the data gets across eventually. Iljitsch Van Beijnum, Ars Technica, 29 June 2023 For more than 50 years, Amtrak has helped people get across the nation. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2023 What Chisholm gets across with both words and illustrations is deeply musical, and at the same time deeply personal. Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 7 Nov. 2023 Satellite images from Planet Labs also show the before-and-after view where the wall was blown up to get across at the checkpoint. Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2023 In Los Angeles, advocacy groups have pushed to hold pedestrian-friendly events to get across to the public the need to walk more and drive less, as well as advocating for lowering speed limits on some streets and other measures to improve safety. Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023 But his compatriot got across, landing in a field of thistles north of Kiryat Shemona in Israel, Time reported. Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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The first known use of get across was in 1911

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“Get across.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20across. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

get across

verb
: to make or become clear
got the point across

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