get through

verb

got through; got through or gotten through; getting through; gets through

intransitive verb

1

: to reach a destination

2

: to gain approval or a desired outcome

3

a

: to become clear or understood

our warnings finally got through to him

b

: to complete a communications connection

Synonyms

• appear
• arrive
• come
• get in
• land
• show up
• turn up

Examples of get through in a Sentence

we had trouble getting through because of the heavy snowfall

Recent Examples on the Web

End 1st Inning Gage Wood got through the first inning in 11 pitches. —Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2025

The Hill: The Treasury secretary said Trump’s tax cuts might get through Congress by July 4. —Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025

Canning was far from efficient, using 40 pitches to get through the first two innings, but an adjustment to his slider after the second inning helped the right-hander limit the damage. —Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025

Sometimes the best way to get through them is just by giving in—of course, always keeping safety in mind. —Anna Halkidis, Parents, 23 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for get through

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou