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Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Get through

Hi.
I wonder if senses 1 and 2 are intransitive or transitive in:
http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/get-through?showCookiePolicy=true
  

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get through Definitions verb to succeed or cause or help to succeed in an examination, test, etc to bring or come to a destination, esp after overcoming problems? we got through the blizzards to the survivors #2 is transitive in its example; #1 is also transitive in the example that comes to mind: He got through the exam easily.

— Mister Micawber

  • get through Definitions verb to succeed or cause or help to succeed in an examination, test, etc to bring or come to a destination, esp after overcoming problems?
  • we got through the blizzards to the survivors #2 is transitive in its example; #1 is also transitive in the example that comes to mind: He got through the exam easily.
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get through

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verb
  1. to succeed or cause or help to succeed in an examination, test, etc
  2. to bring or come to a destination, esp after overcoming problems? we got through the blizzards to the survivors
#2 is transitive in its example; #1 is also transitive in the example that comes to mind: He got through the ex
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Yes, but #2 is silent about whether it can be used intransitively
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soheil1Yes, but #2 is silent about whether it can be used intransitively
They are both silent about how they can be used—but you might notice that the definitions for intransitive uses (3, 4, 7) are marked as such. If you are still not sure then please try making a sentence to suit your purpose, and then we'll check it for you.
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