Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get over

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.87 in modern English

Syllables: get over
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Transitive verb

verb

To recover (from).

Transitive verb

verb

To forget and move on; to calm down regarding something.

Transitive verb

verb

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

Slang; Transitive verb

verb

To successfully communicate; to get across.

Transitive verb

verb

To score a try.

verb

To impress someone; to achieve a goal; to be successful.

Intransitive verb; Slang

verb

To establish a connection with the audience as a character or faction.

Slang

Example Sentences

"I'm trying to get over my fear of flying."
"I'm having problems getting over a bad cold."
"She was in love with me for 10 years, and still hasn't got over the fact that the feeling wasn't mutual."
"Oh yeah Can I start over? Oh yeah Can I start over? and get over it"
"We need a plan to get over Mr. Smith."
"In our lectures we need to get over the importance of online safety."

Etymology

Analytic form of the earlier overget.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gets over (present, singular) getting over (participle, present) got over (past) got over (UK, participle) gotten over (US, participle)

Phrases

get one over on

Frequently Paired Words

get one over on

Synonyms

get well bounce back overcome subdue surmount master traverse track cover cross pass over get across

Questions

What does get over mean?: To overcome.
Where does get over come from?: Analytic form of the earlier overget.

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