get across Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb communicate successfully
   put over.
   
   • I couldn't get across the message
   • He put over the idea very well
2. verb become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
   get through; sink in; come home; fall into place; penetrate; dawn; click.
   
   • It dawned on him that she had betrayed him
   • she was penetrated with sorrow
3. verb travel across or pass over
   traverse; track; pass over; cover; cross; cut through; get over; cut across.
   
   • The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day

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