get across

verb

got across; got across or gotten across; getting across; gets across

intransitive verb

: to become clear or convincing

transitive verb

: to make clear or convincing

we couldn't get our point across

Synonyms

• clarify
• clear (up)
• construe
• demonstrate
• demystify
• elucidate
• explain
• explicate
• expound
• illuminate
• illustrate
• interpret
• simplify
• spell out
• unriddle

Examples of get across in a Sentence

what I'm trying to get across is that there simply is no money for the project

Recent Examples on the Web

Before then, Mitchell and her brother considered leaving the hospital by boats that were sent by the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, but the fast-moving waters made getting across the parking lot too dangerous. —Erika Edwards, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024

Trump carried the Buckeye State by eight points in 2016 and 2020, but Republicans are urging their voters to cast ballots early so that their congressional and Senate nominees in deadlocked races get across the finish line. —Audrey Fahlberg, National Review, 23 Oct. 2024

With just 16 days left until Election Day, Harris is running out of time to get across her message to a public still getting to know her after a truncated campaign. —Colleen Long, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024

Some key factors to get across and push within the culture of your organization: 1. —Michael Disimone, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Kids Definition

get across

verb

: to make or become clear

got the point across