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- [get throo]
- /gɛt θru/
- /ˈɡet θruː/
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- [get throo]
- /gɛt θru/
Definitions of get through words
- verb with object get through to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension. 1
- verb with object get through to cause to be in one's possession or succeed in having available for one's use or enjoyment; obtain; acquire: to get a good price after bargaining; to get oil by drilling; to get information. 1
- verb with object get through to go after, take hold of, and bring (something) for one's own or for another's purposes; fetch: Would you get the milk from the refrigerator for me? 1
- verb with object get through to cause or cause to become, to do, to move, etc., as specified; effect: to get one's hair cut; to get a person drunk; to get a fire to burn; to get a dog out of a room. 1
- verb with object get through to communicate or establish communication with over a distance; reach: You can always get me by telephone. 1
- verb with object get through to hear or hear clearly: I didn't get your last name. 1
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Origin of get through
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; (v.) Middle English geten < Old Norse geta to obtain, beget; cognate with Old English -gietan (> Middle English yeten), German -gessen, in vergessen to forget; (noun) Middle English: something gotten, offspring, derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Get through
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
get through popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for get through
verb get through
- relate — to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- connect — If something or someone connects one thing to another, or if one thing connects to another, the two things are joined together.
- convey — To convey information or feelings means to cause them to be known or understood by someone.
- advertise — If someone or something advertises a particular quality, they show it in their appearance or behaviour.
- disseminate — to scatter or spread widely, as though sowing seed; promulgate extensively; broadcast; disperse: to disseminate information about preventive medicine.
Antonyms for get through
verb get through
- conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
- delude — If you delude yourself, you let yourself believe that something is true, even though it is not true.
- mislead — to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
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