if someone or something comes across in a particular way, you have a particular opinion of them when you meet them or see them

if something such as a feeling or idea comes across when you speak, you make it very clear to people

if things such as questions or pieces of information come at you, they are directed at you in order to influence or affect you

if something such as a message comes in, it is received by someone

to be spoken, heard, or understood in a particular way

if something such as a signal or a message comes through, you receive it

verb

if you are confronted with information, it is given to you and you must say whether it is true

verb

if words or looks pass between people, they speak to each other or look at each other in a particular way

verb

if something such as a programme or message reaches people, they see it or hear it

if an idea or feeling expresses itself in a particular way, it is shown in that way