phrasal verb · neutral
put across
UK/pʊt əˈkrɒs/US/pʊt əˈkrɔːs/PUT·a·CROSS
to communicate an idea or message successfully
Examples
“He put his point across clearly during the discussion.”
“The teacher put across the concept using simple examples.”
“It's hard to put across complex ideas in a short talk.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although the topic was technical, she managed to put across the main ideas in a way everyone could follow.”
Collocations
- put a point across
- put an idea across
Word family
Common mistakes
He put across his idea to me yesterday (but students often say 'put across me').→He put his idea across to me yesterday.
I can't put my idea across clearly in writing = I can't explain clearly→I can't put my idea across clearly in writing.
Say it for a higher band
5explain→6convey→7+put across
Synonyms
convey
communicate
Easily confused
convey
“The report conveys the urgency of the situation.”
explain
“Let me explain how this machine works.”
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