get over

present singular third person gets over · participle present getting over · past got over · UK participle past got over · US participle past gotten over

1. idiomatictransitiveTo overcome.

   I'm trying to get over my fear of flying.

2. idiomatictransitiveTo recover (from).

   I'm having problems getting over a bad cold.

3. idiomatictransitiveTo forget and move on; to calm down regarding something.

   She was in love with me for 10 years, and still hasn't got over the fact that the feeling wasn't mutual.

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   Oh yeah Can I start over? Oh yeah Can I start over? and get over it

   1996, Jerry Cantrell, “Killer Is Me”, in Unplugged, performed by Alice in Chains

4. slangtransitiveTo manipulate (someone); to get around (someone); to improve one's own standing at another's expense.

   We need a plan to get over Mr. Smith.

5. idiomatictransitiveTo successfully communicate; to get across.

   In our lectures we need to get over the importance of online safety.

6. ball gamesTo score a try.

   Ireland got their second try not long before half-time with O'Leary, an injury doubt all week with a stiff back, just about getting over for a try which was confirmed by the video referee.

   2011 February 13, Lyle Jackson, “Ireland 22-25 France”, in BBC

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   But when a side plays for almost 20 of the first 40 minutes with only 14 men, you have to make that advantage count in your favour. Credit must go to the three-time champions for keeping the world champions from getting over for five points.

   2023 October 28, Leighton Koopman, “YES!!! The Springboks beat the All Blacks to win another Rugby World Cup title”, in Independent Online

7. intransitiveslangTo impress someone; to achieve a goal; to be successful.

   The concert went well, and we really got over with the talent scout.

8. slanggovernmentTo establish a connection with the audience as a character or faction.
9. intransitiveslangtransitiveTo use a drug one is addicted to; to provide an addict with a dose.

   He can get me over.

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   She needs to get over every day.

10. intransitiveslangAfrican-American VernacularTo have sex.