get across
Make yourself understood
To get across is to communicate successfully—to make someone understand your point or meaning.
The phrase emphasizes that communication has bridged a gap: I tried to get across how serious the situation was.
Something that gets across reaches and registers with an audience: The message finally got across.
Less commonly, get across means to physically cross to the other side: We need to get across before the bridge closes.
Cause to believe
- influencePower to affect others
- swayRock back and forth
- win overGain another's support
- convertChange in form or faith
sell · move · reach · impact · resonate · affect · impress · drive home
Communicate or transport
- expressState or fast train
- explainMake something understood
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
impart · describe · illustrate · demonstrate · depict · portray · elucidate · narrate
convince
Cause to believe
convert · sell · move · reach · impact · resonate · affect · impress · drive home · hammer home
convey
Communicate or transport
- expressState or fast train
- explainMake something understood
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
relay · impart · describe · illustrate · demonstrate · depict · portray · elucidate · narrate · verbalize
cross
Pass from side to side
traverse · navigate · pass over · surmount · overcome · clear
understand
Grasp the meaning
click · dawn on · fathom · discern · perceive · absorb · assimilate · digest · realize · apprehend
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