Get-across Definition

verb

(intransitive) To cross; to move from one side (of something) to the other, literally or figuratively.

In heavy rain, the cavalry couldn't get across the river.
It's impossible to get across with all checkpoints closed.
Bridge the digital divide. Let the poor get across.
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To make an idea evident; to successfully explain a thought or feeling.

I couldn't get across to the board this simple economic fact.
Better organized writing helps to get the point across.
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Get-across Sentence Examples

  • The message we are trying to get across is that wildlife gardening is not all about letting your garden go wild !

  • The message about safety is much easier to get across (and will stick with employees longer) if it is delivered in a fun manner.

  • I'd rather see you alive and here than blown to pieces trying to get across the river.

  • It's not easy to get across different reactions when your voice has to remain utterly impassive, yet he managed it.

  • At the bridge they all halted, waiting for those in front to get across.

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