get over

British  

verb

1. to cross or surmount (something)

   the children got over the fence

2. (intr, preposition) to recover from (an illness, shock, etc)

3. (intr, preposition) to overcome or master (a problem)

   you'll soon get over your shyness

4. (intr, preposition) to appreciate fully

   I just can't get over seeing you again

5. (tr, adverb) to communicate effectively

   he had difficulty getting the message over

6. to bring (something necessary but unpleasant) to an end

   let's get this job over with quickly

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get over Idioms  

1. Overcome, surmount, as in We have finally gotten over our biases . “Late 1600s”

2. Recover from, as in I just got over the flu , or I hope the children get over their parents' divorce quickly . [c. 1700] This usage sometimes appears as get over it , as on a bumper sticker following the 1992 presidential election: “Bush Lost, Get Over It.”

3. Also, get over with . Complete, have done with, especially something unpleasant. For example, When I finally got the proofreading over, I was ready for a day off , or I'm glad to get all that dental work over with . It also is put as get it over with , as in I might as well sign the check and get it over with . The first usage dates from the late 1800s, the second from the early 1800s.

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Example Sentences

“I mean, you’ve got over $800 billion in health care costs from this, millions of lives are lost every year due to climate change,” Benjamin said in a Feb. 18 press conference.

From Salon

"They are potentially our second largest trading partner if we can pull this off, and we've just got to get over those last few hurdles," he told Sky News Australia.

From Barron's

And getting over that and then pretty quick, I got sent over to the first team.

From BBC

They had over fifty patients at the moment, but what I could not get over was the number of young women in help: nurses’ aides, kitchen helpers, secretaries.

From Literature

I’d been readying my counterargument for when Ba got over being furious and decided it was time for me to return to my classes.

From Literature

Related Words

• mend
• overcome
• survive