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verb (intr)

to be received in a specified mannerthe concert went over very well

Also: go through (preposition) to examine and revise as necessaryhe went over the accounts

Also: go through (preposition) to cleanshe went over the room before her mother came

(preposition) to check and repaircan you go over my car please?

Also: go through (preposition) to rehearseI'll go over my lines before the play

(adverb foll by to)

to change (to a different practice or system)will Britain ever go over to driving on the right?
to change one's allegiances

(preposition) slang to do physical violence tothey went over him with an iron bar

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Words nearby go over

go out of fashion, go out of one's mind, go out of one's way, go out the window, go out with, go over, go overboard, go over someone's head, goozle, G.O.P., gopak

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How to use go over in a sentence

Everywhere I go, ‘Hey Cartman, you must like Family Guy, right?’
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They are always suspended over a precipice, dangling by a slender thread that shows every sign of snapping.
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And now, similarly, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee: "Bend over and take it like a prisoner!"
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Perhaps on his own nowadays, Epstein is trying his best to webmaster over a dozen URLs.
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But yes, I pictured a James Bond-type just sauntering over to her.
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It is most peculiar, and when he plays that way, the most bewitching little expression comes over his face.
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All over the world the just claims of organized labor are intermingled with the underground conspiracy of social revolution.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
After we had passed over this desert, we found several garisons to defend the caravans from the violence of the Tartars.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801)|Daniel Defoe
After relievedly giving the pistol to the nearest soldier, he stumbled quickly over to Brion and took his hand.
Sense of Obligation|Henry Maxwell Dempsey (AKA Harry Harrison)
Solely over one man therein thou hast quite absolute control.
Pearls of Thought|Maturin M. Ballou

Other Idioms and Phrases with go over

go over

Examine, review. For example, They went over the contract with great care, or I think we should go over the whole business again. This term originated in the late 1500s, then meaning “consider in sequence.”

Gain acceptance or approval, succeed, as in I hope the play goes over. This term is sometimes elaborated to go over big or go over with a bang for a big success, and go over like a lead balloon for a dismal failure. [Early 1900s]

Rehearse, as in Let's go over these lines one more time. [Second half of 1700s]

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