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The great thing about having spent all this time on film sets is that I've been able to watch directors and how they work. I now know that this is what I want to do as well: to tell stories visually. But it's definitely my vision that I want to put across, nobody else's.
Catherine McCormack

Meaning of "put across" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PUT ACROSS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUT ACROSS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Put across is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES PUT ACROSS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of put across in the English dictionary

The definition of put across in the dictionary is to communicate in a comprehensible way.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUT ACROSS

put a damper on
put a foot wrong
put a sock in it
put a spoke in someone´s wheel
put about
put all one´s eggs in one basket
put aside
put away
put back
put by
put down
put forth
put forward
put in
put in a word for
put in an appearance
put in mothballs
put in the hard yards
put in the shade
put into words

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUT ACROSS

across
autocross
backcross
Celtic cross
come across
crisscross
cross
cut across
cyclo-cross
double cross
double-cross
get across
gross
Latin cross
market cross
motocross
on the cross
rallycross
run across
sign of the cross
single-cross

Synonyms and antonyms of put across in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «put across» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUT ACROSS

Find out the translation of put across to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of put across from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «put across» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

把跨越
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

transmitir
570 millions of speakers

English

put across
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भर में डाल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وضع عبر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

донести
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

colocar toda
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জুড়ে রাখা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faire comprendre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Letakkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

vermitteln
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

全体で置く
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

에 걸쳐 넣어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sijine tengen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chở qua sông
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறுக்காக போடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओलांडून टाका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Karşıya geçirmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mettere tutto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przeforsowała
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

донести
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pune în
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θέσει σε ολόκληρη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sit oor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sätta tvärs
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

satt på tvers
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of put across

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUT ACROSS»

The term «put across» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.168 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about put across

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2 QUOTES WITH «PUT ACROSS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word put across.
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Leila Josefowicz
When the music is physically demanding, I want to make sure that the effort involved is put across to the audience through physical gesture.
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Catherine McCormack
The great thing about having spent all this time on film sets is that I've been able to watch directors and how they work. I now know that this is what I want to do as well: to tell stories visually. But it's definitely my vision that I want to put across, nobody else's.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUT ACROSS»

Discover the use of put across in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to put across and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Valency Dictionary of English: A Corpus-based Analysis of ...
D1 T6 T8 T10 also in phrasal verbs: put across If you1 put something" at e.g. one thousand1", or put something" as high or low as one thousand1", you estimate that it is that amount. — > T2 T8 Put is also used with little independent meaning in ...
Thomas Herbst, 2004
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Discourse Analysis: Recurrent Intonation Patterns in the ...
What are, then, those conventions that the good speaker chooses in order to put across his message? The answer cannot be in the choice of specific syntagms or specific pitch patterns, because these can be used to put across (or not put ...
Katherina Nanov-Schwehr, 1988
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Words Phrases That Carry Uncommon Mean
up. Put means to move so as to be in a certain place. He put the chair in the middle of the room. Put across means to communicate successfully. He is a good teacher for he can put across his ideas to the students. Put aside means lay down or ...
A. P. Sarma, 2005
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How English Works: A Grammar Handbook with Readings
To change or cause to change direction; go or cause to go from one tack to another. put across. 1. To state so as to be understood clearly or accepted readily . 2. To attain or carry through by deceit or trickery. put away. 1. To renounce; discard: ...
Ann Raimes, 1998
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A Kannada-English Dictionary
A beam that is put across the slopes of two opposite walls. (B. 4. 122). — «33 Sjrj. A wooden cross bar (to fasten doors, My.). — art ajaso. A word that interrupts a speech or deviates from its intent, a word out of place; gainsaying; ari evasion ...
Ferdinand Kittel, 1999
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Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
... delicate matter on the phone Put across: Carry out successfully; bring off; to perform so as to carry the audience with one * He has given a half- page advertisement in a local paper to put his point across * The goalie put across a superb save ...
Shori, A K, 2010
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Idioms and Phrases
Put across Communicate something to one successfully The Government of India has been trying to put across the messages to the LITE. Put something forward Advance; propound He put forward several demands before agreeing to accept ...
Prof. V.N. Sadasiva Rau, Sura College of Competition, 2004
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A treatise on marine architecture: containing the theory and ...
... breadth) by cutting it to the exact breadth of the frame at the place where it is to be put across, which is commonly at the top-height of breadth, or top-height ; find its middle, and make a natch or saw-carph at the same ; lay it across the frame, ...
‎1830
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The Oxford Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus
D put across 1 make acceptable or effective. 2 express in an un— derstandable way. 3 (often in put it or one across) achieve by deceit. put away 1 put (a thing) back in the place where it is normally kept. 2 set (money, etc.) aside for future use .
Elizabeth Jewell, 2002
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Human Development Across the Life Span: Educational and ...
W: It tries to put across the thing with beauty and it's all so superficial. You get old and it's putting across the pointlessness of the whole looks thing, the obsession with beauty, I: Is that a good subject for a painting? W: I like it because I think that  ...
Ralph L. Mosher, Deborah J. Youngman, James M. Day, 2006

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUT ACROSS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term put across is used in the context of the following news items.
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Greece is Prepared to put across New Proposals to eurozone leaders
European leaders gave Greece a stark ultimatum Tuesday night: Reach a new bailout agreement with its creditors by Sunday or face bankruptcy and expulsion ... «The Market Business, Jul 15»
2
Mitochondria: Bishop Rayfield attempts to put across a 'nuanced …
THE Church of England is not against mitochondrial replacement, which could "bless many"; but is nervous that not enough is known about it, the Bishop of ... «Church Times, Feb 15»
3
Miss Saigon review - an old tale put across with exemplary vigour
Alistair Brammer (Chris) and Eva Noblezada (Kim) in Miss Saigon at the Prince Edward theatre. Photograph: Tristram Kenton for the Guardian Tristram Kenton/ ... «The Guardian, May 14»
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HighTide festival review – new plays put across with zest
A play that demands a second viewing … Paul Hickey and Amelia Lowdell in Nick Payne's play Incognito. Photograph: Bill Knight Bill Knight/PR. «The Guardian, Apr 14»
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How to Put Across Your Weaknesses in a Job Interview
Second, put a positive spin on your admitted weakness for example, if you are not a very detailed oriented person, you could say, "I have always been a 'big ... «LifeHacker India, Apr 14»
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Jurowski, BSO put across the sonic fury of Shostakovich's Fourth …
Jurowski, BSO put across the sonic fury of Shostakovich's Fourth with seismic power ... Running over an hour, the symphony is cast in three movements, with two ... «Boston Classical Review, Oct 12»
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Morlot, CSO Women's Chorus put across Messiaen's ecstatic …
Morlot, CSO Women's Chorus put across Messiaen's ecstatic spirituality. Fri Jun 01, 2012 at 2:21 pm. By Lawrence A. Johnson. Ludovic Morlot conducted the ... «Chicago Classical Review, Jun 12»

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