get across vs pass on

get across and pass on both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
get across	No	No	Yes	No
pass on	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pass on is a hypernym of get across; that is, pass on is a word with a broader meaning than get across:

Other hypernyms of get across include communicate, pass, pass along, put across.

get across (verb)	pass on (verb)
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions	transmit information
communicate successfully	cause to be distributed
travel across or pass over	move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
	give to or transfer possession of
	place into the hands or custody of
	transmit (knowledge or skills)
	refer to another person for decision or judgment