get through

What does "get through" mean?

1. To successfully complete or finish something difficult
2. To make contact with someone by phone
3. To survive a difficult period or experience
4. To make someone understand something

Examples

• I finally got through all my emails after working late.
• I've been trying to get through to customer service for an hour.
• We'll get through this difficult time together as a family.
• I can't seem to get through to him about the importance of saving money.
• How did you get through medical school while working part-time?

How to use it

Context determines meaning. Phone context = reach someone; work context = complete; emotional context = survive. Very versatile phrasal verb.

Similar expressions

Opposites

Related phrasal verbs

• get up

  To rise from bed after sleeping

• get back

  To return to a place

• get along

  To have a friendly relationship with someone

• get away

  To escape from a place or person

• get over

  To recover from an illness, shock, or emotional upset

• get out

  To leave a place, room, or vehicle