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get across

verb gets across · getting across · got across · gotten across

  1. intransitive, transitive 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.
  2. transitive To make an idea evident; to successfully explain a thought or feeling; put over. I couldn't get across to the board this simple economic fact.
  3. dated, intransitive, slang To succeed; to do well.
  4. slang, transitive To annoy (someone); to get on someone's bad side.

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verb to cross; to move from one side (of something) to the other

Españolcruzar
Françaistraverser
Italianoattraversare

verb to make an idea evident; to successfully explain a thought or feeling

Españolevidenciar, patentizar
Portuguêsevidenciar
Françaismettre en évidence
Italianoevidenziare, trasmettere

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"get across." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/get%20across. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"get across." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/get%20across.

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@misc{get_across_2026,
  title = {get across},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/get%20across},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}