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单词 got across
释义

get across

verb

got across; got across or gotten across; getting across; gets across

intransitive verb

: to become clear or convincing

transitive verb

: to make clear or convincing
we couldn't get our point across

Synonyms

  • clarify
  • clear (up)
  • construe
  • demonstrate
  • demystify
  • elucidate
  • explain
  • explicate
  • expound
  • illuminate
  • illustrate
  • interpret
  • simplify
  • spell out
  • unriddle
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

what I'm trying to get across is that there simply is no money for the project
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Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

got across

verb

past tense of get across
as in explained
to make plain or understandable what I'm trying to get across is that there simply is no money for the project

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • explained
  • illustrated
  • clarified
  • demonstrated
  • spelled out
  • simplified
  • illuminated
  • interpreted
  • unriddled
  • construed
  • elucidated
  • cleared (up)
  • explicated
  • expounded
  • demystified
  • analyzed
  • defined
  • resolved
  • specified
  • solved
  • deciphered
  • broke down
  • decoded
  • unraveled
  • disentangled
  • unscrambled
  • annotated
  • untangled
  • glossed
  • undid
  • commentated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • obscured
  • confused
  • clouded
  • confounded
  • obfuscated
  • befogged
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