get the meaning
Understand the point
To get the meaning is to understand or grasp what something signifies: I finally got the meaning of that poem.
The phrase emphasizes comprehension arriving after effort or explanation, distinguishing it from simply hearing words.
Did you get the meaning, or should I explain it differently?
- comprehendTo fully understand
- understandGrasp the meaning
- eyeOrgan of sight
- perceiveBecome conscious of
- pick up onNotice or detect
word · grasp · interpret · discern · read between the lines · fathom · connotation · absorb · polysemy · decoding · nod · pragmatics · point · cultural context · lost in translation · clarification · intuit · construe
comprehension success
get the meaningmiss the point
Fail to understand essence
misunderstand · misinterpret · misconstrue · get the wrong idea · get it wrong
getting, gotten, mean, means, meaning, meanings, meant, meaningful, meaningfully