English
Verb
en-verb|inf=to get across|gets across|getting across|got across|(UK) got across, (US) gotten across
- context|transitive or 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.
- transitive 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.
Derived terms
get it across one's head
fr:get across
ja:get across
fi:get across
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