get over

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

Idioms and Phrases

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

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.”

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.

Example Sentences

England took the extra half an hour on that fourth evening, but could not get over the line.

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Without that, Norris would have been coming into Qatar with a 30-point lead over Piastri, but the 26-year-old said it had not been hard to get over the disappointment of losing second place in Vegas.

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Wall Street has plenty to be thankful for right now, with hopes of a Federal Reserve interest-rate cut in December helping investors to get over some of their fears about bloated artificial-intelligence valuations.

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And I have never gotten over that idea, because you realize that that’s always there bubbling beneath the surface, which is everybody else is getting a turn.

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That helps you get over the standard deduction so that you get the tax benefit up front.

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Related Words

• mend 
• overcome 
• survive