Phrase guide

put across

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

to explain or state something clearly and understandably.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • All good communicators try to use popular, well-understood examples to put across complex ideas.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

to convey or communicate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

transmit information

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Please communicate this message to all employees
  • pass along the good news

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: communicate, pass on, pass, pass along

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: convey, transmit, communicate

Narrower terms: plant, implant, send a message, relay, get across, put over, request, bespeak, call for, quest, acknowledge, receipt, carry, render, deliver, return, message

History

Etymology

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