got across
Made oneself understood
Got across is the past tense of get across, meaning to communicate successfully or make understood.
The emphasis is on the message reaching its target: Did you get across what you wanted to say?
She finally got across the importance of the deadline.
It can also mean physically crossing: We got across the river before dark.
Transferred or expressed
- explainedMade something understandable
- expressedCommunicated in words
- clarifiedMade understandable
- articulatedHaving segments that bend
transmitted · relayed · imparted · illustrated · demonstrated · made clear · registered · connected
Connected across a gap
- spannedExtended across something
- navigatedDirected one's course
- fordedCrossed at shallows
- traversedTraveled across something
passed over · ferried · transported · shuttled · surmounted · cleared
conveyed
Transferred or expressed
articulated · transmitted · relayed · imparted · illustrated · demonstrated · made clear · registered · connected · clicked
bridged
Connected across a gap
traversed · passed over · ferried · transported · shuttled · surmounted · cleared
got acrosslost in translation
Meaning altered between languages
fell on deaf ears · miscommunicated · confused · muddled · obscured
got, across, gets, getter, getaway, go-getter, cross, crossed, crosses