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gets across

gets across is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get across.

Meaning of get across

Verb

get across (third-person singular simple present gets across, present participle getting across, simple past got across, past participle (UK) got across or (US) gotten across)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To cross; to move from one side (of something) to the other, literally or figuratively.
    • In heavy rain, the cavalry couldn't get across the river.
  2. (transitive) To make an idea evident; to successfully explain a thought or feeling; put over.
    • I couldn't get across to the board this simple economic fact.
  3. (dated, intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To succeed; to do well.
  4. (slang, transitive) To annoy (someone); to get on someone's bad side.

Questions about gets across

What is gets across the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets across is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get across.

Words near gets across in the dictionary

  1. gets a word in edgeways
  2. gets a word in edgewise
  3. gets a wriggle on
  4. gets about
  5. gets above oneself
  6. gets across
  7. gets across the line
  8. gets action
  9. gets after
  10. gets ahead
  11. gets ahead of

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