| VERB | change | get through, wrap up, finish off, mop up, polish off, clear up, finish up | finish a task completely |
|---|---|---|---|
| stative | get through, while away | spend or pass, as with boredom or in a pleasant manner | |
| motion | get through, come through | succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination / destination after overcoming problems | |
| communication | get through, reach, get hold of, contact | be in or establish communication with | |
| cognition | get through, click, dawn, come home, get across, sink in, penetrate, fall into place | become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions |
| Meaning | Finish a task completely. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | wrap up, finish off, mop up, polish off, clear up, finish up | |
| Narrower | cap off | Finish or complete, as with some decisive action / action |
| Broader | complete, finish | Come or bring to a finish or an end / end |
| Spanish | acabar con, rematar, terminar | |
| Catalan | acabar, rematar | |
| Meaning | spend or pass, as with boredom or in a pleasant manner; of time. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | while away | |
| Broader | spend, pass | Pass time in a specific way |
| Spanish | pasar el rato | |
| Catalan | passar l'estona | |
| Meaning | succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination / destination after overcoming problems. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonym | come through | |
| Broader | reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain | Reach a destination / destination, either real or abstract |
| Spanish | superar | |
| Meaning | Be in or establish communication with. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | reach, get hold of, contact | |
| Narrower | ping | send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active |
| ping | contact, usually in order to remind of something | |
| raise | Establish radio communications with | |
| Broader | communicate, intercommunicate | transmit thoughts or feelings |
| Spanish | contactar | |
| Catalan | contactar | |
| Meaning | Become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonyms | click, dawn, come home, get across, sink in, penetrate, fall into place | |
| Cause to | understand | know and comprehend the nature or meaning / meaning of |
| Spanish | haga clic en, penetrar | |
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