Definitions
Wiktionary
WordNet 3.0
- v. be in or establish communication with
- v. spend or pass, as with boredom or in a pleasant manner; of time
- v. finish a task completely
- v. succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after overcoming problems
- v. become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
Examples
“The campaign messages did not get through to the targeted audience because of selective exposure, the tendency of individuals to attend to messages that are consistent with their prior attitudes and experiences Hyman and Sheatsley, 1974.”
“Her plane from Peru had arrived at one-thirty, but it had taken her forty-five minutes to get through immigration and customs.”
“Quark straightened his jacket, wondering if it just might be possible that he had finally managed to get through to these small-lobed, microencephalic aliens.”
“By the time my agents get through with the business, Octavia Pudica will be as close to a goddess as Cornelia the Mother of the Gracchi!”
“Ready looked at him, calculating in his head to determine if Hummingbird and Kinseth had had enough time to get through the tunnel and into the Baptist church and praying for direction.”
“I expect that the gate will be secured and that I will have to contrive some way to get through it, but when I press my hand tentatively against one side of the iron scrollwork, hinges creak.”
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“Come simply to see what Canton Star had managed to get through the blockade, and because, like every trader in New York, scenes like this were what he lived for.”
“Helping the loved one get through the milestone can call for a dose of sentimentality mixed in with the revelry: something to tug at the heartstrings without opening a flood of candle-extinguishing waterworks.”
“I entered the classroom stinking of cigarette smoke and booze, unshaved, my mouth like cotton, sure that somehow I could get through the hour, with no notes or lesson plan, then find a morning bar in Opa-Locka, where a vodka collins would sweep all the snakes back into their wicker baskets.”
“I just want to get through this week and enjoy two weeks of blessedly school-free winter break.”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘get through’.
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test, assay, trial balloon, crucible, double-blind, stanford-binet, chi-square, binet-simon scale, test drive, tau coefficient o..., screen-test, dry run and 56 more...
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plans for the weekend
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ruddy with booze ..., I go out horking...., attend pubs that ..., harvest kidneys, bowling balls, chandeliers, lampshade, Saran Wrap, croodle, kite, anal thermometer,..., plinth and 44 more...
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phrasal verbs: get
Phrasal verbs using the verb get
get lost, get up, get in, get out, get down, get on, get off, get around, get away, get stuck, get round, get by and 27 more...
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Most Frequently Used English Idioms
about to, according to, account for, after all, all of a sudden, as far as, as for, as if, as long as, as soon as, as to, as well as and 70 more...
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new words
hello, crazy, wheels, borja, aitor, edu, cheesey, trampoline, traffic, survey, rooney, dream team and 4 more...
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