to get across
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3.0
- phrasal verb
- /ɡɛt əˈkrɔs/
:
hacer entender
- The teacher was able to get across complex ideas clearly during the lesson.
- get across the message
- get across the point
- get across an idea
Now, first of all, I want to get across what science is.
- Now, first of all, I want to get across what science is.
- And I think that's quite a hard message to get across in that climate today.
- And I think that's what I'm really trying to get across is, you know, with fasting.
- I think the way the message gets across is maybe different or slightly better.
- So that message we've gotten across really well, which I'm thrilled about.
- Yes, because Plato is using stories to get his points across doesn't mean the stories are real.
- What is hard is getting the science across quickly.
- I felt that I could then, you know, get my ideas across.
- You know, there's a real mastery to being able to get your point across exactly how you want it.
- So think clearly enough to be able to get my message across.
- It was about getting the idea across.
Examples
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What matters is that you got your message across.
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What can we do to get our message across better?
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But to try to get that message across is not easy.
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Now, first of all, I want to get across what science is.
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But what we're trying to get across is that all of those things do matter.
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You try to get your ideas across in a political campaign without money.
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I think the way the message gets across is maybe different or slightly better.
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You know, we got the point across that we were trying to get across.
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Many teachers are convinced that there is no better way to get the material across.
Academic text (2004) -
The findings highlight the ways in which leaders work to get their messages across.
Academic text (2010)
Synonyms
773
2.3
Share information, ideas, or feelings with someone
545
3.4
Say something so other people understand what you mean
199
3.4
To send information, ideas, or feelings to someone
74
3.1
To make an idea or feeling understood by someone
8
3.7
To explain an idea so people understand it
3
3.5
Make an idea or opinion clear so others understand
1
5.3
To make a message clear so people notice it despite distractions
Express your ideas and personality clearly so others understand you
Antonyms
How Clear
Surface Forms
Morphology
get + across
The verb 'get' (move/bring) combined with the spatial particle 'across' evokes a common metaphor of transferring something to the other side, so a learner who knows both words can often infer a sense like 'move an idea to someone' (i.e. convey). However, the specific communicative nuance of successfully causing understanding is a metaphorical extension of the spatial sense and not strictly literal, so the sense is only partially predictable without prior exposure.
Etymology
Get across comes from the idea of carrying a message to the other side: to get a thought across is like moving it into someone else's mind. So it means 'to communicate' or make someone understand.