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go over

British  

verb

  1. to be received in a specified manner

    the concert went over very well

  2. Also: go through.  (preposition) to examine and revise as necessary

    he went over the accounts

  3. Also: go through.  (preposition) to clean

    she went over the room before her mother came

  4. (preposition) to check and repair

    can you go over my car please?

  5. Also: go through.  (preposition) to rehearse

    I'll go over my lines before the play

    1. to change (to a different practice or system)

      will Britain ever go over to driving on the right?

    2. to change one's allegiances

  7. slang (preposition) to do physical violence to

    they went over him with an iron bar
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go over Idioms  

  1. 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.”

  2. 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]

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

Example Sentences

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He has a reverse mortgage on his home, and my husband and I have a meeting scheduled with him to go over everything.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

That will go over well in the Middle East.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Last April, some credit cards provided to contractors by the Mirage were frozen as the project costs continued to go over budget, but some dipped into their own pockets to help finish the project.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Scotland hit back swiftly, though, with the recalled Blair Kinghorn throwing a long pass for Steyn to go over in the right-hand corner.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

We go over them slowly, one by one, just as I was taught to do at the training camp.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

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