get throughverb/ɡɛt ˈθɹu/

• 1

  informalTo overcome; to endure.

  • Military training was hard, but I got through it.
  • But, while the others took weeks - hell, even months - to get used to everything, myself included, you found your footing in a matter of days. And not just that - you've also become someone they can trust, even if they don't seem receptive. It's times like these they're gonna need someone like that the most. You're very strong, Pomni. And I know you'll be able to get through this.
• 2

  informalTo complete; to finish.

  • She got through her book this morning!
  • I was so thirsty that I got through three glasses of orange juice.
• 3

  informalTo use up; to expend.

  • Near-synonyms: burn through, run through
  • With near-daily trips to Houston and back, he really gets through a lot of fuel in one month.
• 4

  informalTo communicate successfully across a barrier; to make contact, or get one's point across; to reach the addressee, possibly with difficulty.

  • Near-synonym: get across
  • He was such a dyed-in-the-wool partisan that I just couldn't get through to him and change his mind.