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| put across |
| 1. v. to explain or state something clearly and understandably. |
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| All good communicators try to use popular, well-understood examples to put across complex ideas. |
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| 2. v. to convey or communicate. |
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| Analysis |
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| put |
| 1. v. To place something somewhere. |
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| She put her books on the table. |
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| 2. v. To bring or set into a certain relation, state or condition. |
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| Put your house in order! |
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| He is putting all his energy into this one task. |
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| across |
| 1. prep. To, toward or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest). |
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| We rowed across the river. |
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| Fortunately, there was a bridge across the river. |
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| He came across the street to meet me. |
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| 2. prep. On the opposite side of (something that lies between two points of interest). |
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