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

transitive verb

: to reach the end of : complete

got through the ordeal unhurt

Synonyms of get through

• arrive
• come
• get in
• appear

Examples of get through in a Sentence

we had trouble getting through because of the heavy snowfall

Recent Examples on the Web

Any high-level appointee should be able to get through a congressional hearing without bestiality becoming the main topic. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026

After Snell left the game, the Dodgers used six relievers to get through seven innings. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

There's plenty of juice to get through before having to charge them! — George Yang, PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2026

The result is an entire ocean’s worth of wind and waves all compressing together to get through what is a seriously small bottleneck. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Rhymes for get through

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