get through meaning and definition

GET THROUGH verb

Definition of get through (verb)

1. finish a task completely
   • "I finally got through this homework assignment"
   • synonyms: clear up, finish off, finish up, mop up, polish off, wrap up
2. spend or pass, as with boredom or in a pleasant manner; of time
   • synonyms: while away
3. succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after overcoming problems
   • "We finally got through the bureaucracy and could talk to the Minister"
   • synonyms: come through
4. be in or establish communication with
   • "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"
   • synonyms: contact, get hold of, reach
5. become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
   • "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow"
   • synonyms: click, come home, dawn, fall into place, get across, penetrate, sink in