What does "get through" mean?

To make a connection To successfully establish a phone or data connection.

How do you use "get through" in a sentence?

I couldn't get through to them. Finally got through after trying all day. The lines are busy - I can't get through.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

Meaning: To make a connection

接通

Conseguir comunicarse

電話がつながる

연결이 되다, 전화가 통하다

To successfully establish a phone or data connection.

成功建立电话或数据连接。

Establecer con éxito una conexión telefónica o de datos.

電話やデータ接続を正常に確立すること。

전화나 데이터 연결을 성공적으로 확립하다.

Base verb: get

Particle: through

Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

I couldn't get through to them.
我打不通他们的电话
No pude comunicarme con ellos
彼らに電話がつながらなかった
그들에게 전화가 닿지 않았다.
Finally got through after trying all day.
试了一天终于打通了
Por fin lo conseguí después de intentarlo todo el día
一日中試してやっとつながった
하루 종일 시도한 끝에 드디어 연결되었다.
The lines are busy - I can't get through.
线路忙，打不通
Las líneas están ocupadas - no puedo comunicarme
回線が混んでいてつながらない
회선이 바빠서 전화가 안 된다.

Context: connections, phone, communication

Tone: frustrated

From getting a message through to someone.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal