get through
phrasal verb·5 senses·particle through
Meanings
Finish a difficult task or period
Why “through”? You start a task and keep going to the end. You finish the whole thing.
“I have to get through this pile of work.”
“I have to get through this report by Friday.”
“She got through her exams without too much stress.”
“Just get through today and tomorrow will be easier.”
Survive a hard time
Why “through”? You continue during a hard time until it ends.
“We will get through this together.”
“They got through the winter with one heater.”
“I don't know how she got through the loss.”
Make contact by phone
Why “through”? A call or message moves through a line and reaches someone. You connect, make contact, or make the idea clear.
“I tried calling but couldn't get through.”
“After ten minutes, she got through to the clinic.”
“The line was busy and I never got through.”
Use up a quantity of something
Why “through”? You move through a supply until none is left.
“We got through three loaves.”
“The family got through two bags of rice.”
Pass a test or selection process
“He got through the first round.”
“Maya got through the audition.”
Don't confuse with
Get through means finish a difficult task or period. Get around means avoid a rule or difficulty.
Get through means finish a difficult task or period. Get off means finish work for the day.
Test yourself
“I have to get through this pile of work.” What does it mean?
Nearby in the meaning map
Sink In connects verbs by particle pattern, contrast pairs, and shared base verbs.
get around
A contrast learners often mix up
Avoid a rule or difficulty; Travel or move about; (of news) become widely known; Find time to do something
get off
A contrast learners often mix up
Leave a bus, train or plane; Finish work for the day; Escape punishment
battle through
Same through pattern: endurance
Struggle on through to the end of an ordeal
be through
Same through pattern: finishing
Have finished something
break through
Same through pattern: messages
Cut into a broadcast or transmission; Force a way through an obstacle or barrier; Achieve success after a period of effort
bring through
Same through pattern: endurance
Help someone survive a difficult time
carry through
Same through pattern: finishing
Complete what was promised
come through
Same through pattern: endurance
Pass through to arrive on the other side; Survive a difficult or dangerous experience; Do what was expected or hoped for; Arrive at its destination, especially a message or call
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