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get across vs communicate

communicate vs get across

get across and communicate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
get across No No Yes No
communicate No No Yes No
As verbs, communicate is a hypernym of get across; that is, communicate is a word with a broader meaning than get across:
  • get across: communicate successfully
  • communicate: transmit information
Other hypernyms of get across include pass, pass along, pass on, put across.
get across (verb) communicate (verb)
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions transmit thoughts or feelings
communicate successfully transmit information
travel across or pass over be in verbal contact; interchange information or ideas
receive Communion, in the Catholic church
administer Communion; in church
join or connect
transfer to another
Difference between get across and communicate

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