get across

Verb
  1. Communicate successfully (synset 200746890)
    "I couldn't get across the message"; "He put over the idea very well"
    is a type of: communicate, pass, pass along, pass on, put across - transmit information
    same as: put over
  2. Become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions (synset 200593150)
    "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow"
    causes: understand - know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
    same as: click, come home, dawn, fall into place, get through, penetrate, sink in
  3. Travel across or pass over (synset 201916152)
    "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"
    is a type of: pass - go across or through
    subtypes:
    • 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 red light
    • drive, take - proceed along in a vehicle
    • course - move swiftly through or over
    • hop - traverse as if by a short airplane trip
    same as: cover, cross, cut across, cut through, get over, pass over, track, traverse

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