to get across
41get — verb 1) where did you get that hat? Syn: acquire, obtain, come by, receive, gain, earn, win, come into, take possession of, be given; buy, purchase, procure, secure; gather, collect, pick up …
42get — v. & n. v. (getting; past got; past part. got or US (and in comb.) gotten) 1 tr. come into the possession of; receive or earn (get a job; got pound200 a week; got first prize). 2 tr. fetch, obtain, procure, purchase (get my book for me; got a new …
43get over — Synonyms and related words: advance, ascend, back, back up, be glimpsed, bounce back, broadcast, budge, change, change place, circle, clarify, climb, come around, come back, come round, come through, come to, come up smiling, communicate, convey …
44get — v 1. receive, come by, realize, inherit, succeed to, fall into; gain, win, achieve, attain, reach; benefit, profit, avail; (all usu. of wages) earn, make, Sl. pull down, gross, clear, net, Inf. take home, pocket. 2. obtain, acquire, secure,… …
45get — This word of many meanings has a primary one: to obtain, to come into possession of. It has numerous informal, idiomatic, or slangy meanings and appears in several hackneyed expressions. Among informal meanings of get and got (the past tense of… …
46get over — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms get over : present tense I/you/we/they get over he/she/it gets over present participle getting over past tense got over past participle got over 1) a) get over something to start to feel happy or well again… …
47get over — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you get over an unpleasant or unhappy experience or an illness, you recover from it. [V P n] It took me a very long time to get over the shock of her death. 2) PHRASAL VERB If you get over a problem or difficulty, you overcome… …
48get at — {v.} 1. To reach an understanding of; find out the meaning. * /This book is very hard to get at./ 2. To do harm to. * /The cat is on the chair trying to get at the canary./ Compare: GET BACK AT. 3. To have a chance to do; attend to. * /I hope I… …
49get at — {v.} 1. To reach an understanding of; find out the meaning. * /This book is very hard to get at./ 2. To do harm to. * /The cat is on the chair trying to get at the canary./ Compare: GET BACK AT. 3. To have a chance to do; attend to. * /I hope I… …
50get\ at — v 1. To reach an understanding of; find out the meaning. This book is very hard to get at. 2. To do harm to. The cat is on the chair trying to get at the canary. Compare: get back at 3. To have a chance to do; attend to. I hope I have time to get …
