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

Which is why confidence should be at an all-time high — not just to get through Round 1, but maybe something more. —Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026

The result is a portrait of a significant swath of the population that has a hard time affording housing and energy, and who adopt various coping strategies to get through. —Diana Hernández, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026

On today's show, a source inside Iran tells us how ships had been getting through the strait, and how the tollbooth Iran set up works. —James Sneed, NPR, 14 Apr. 2026

Lines to get through security at major airports got longer and longer, and TSA officers began calling out of work as the financial burden became too great. —Irene Wright, USA Today, 14 Apr. 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