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get over

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Analytic form of the earlier overget.

verb gets over · getting over · got over · gotten over

  1. idiomatic, transitive To overcome. I'm trying to get over my fear of flying.
  2. idiomatic, transitive To recover (from). I'm having problems getting over a bad cold.
  3. idiomatic, transitive To 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.
  4. slang, transitive To 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. idiomatic, transitive To successfully communicate; to get across. In our lectures we need to get over the importance of online safety.
  6. To 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.
  7. intransitive, slang To impress someone; to achieve a goal; to be successful. The concert went well, and we really got over with the talent scout.
  8. slang To establish a connection with the audience as a character or faction.
  9. intransitive, slang, transitive To use a drug one is addicted to; to provide an addict with a dose. She needs to get over every day.
  10. intransitive, slang To have sex.

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verb to overcome

Españolsuperar, sobreponerse a
한국어극복하다 geukbokhada
Françaissurmonter
Deutschüberwinden
Italianosuperare, vincere
Românătrece peste
Русскийпреодолева́ть preodolevátʹ, преодоле́ть preodolétʹ

verb to forget, and move on

Españolsuperar
Portuguêssuperar
Françaisen revenir
Deutschüberwinden, verschmerzen
Italianosuperare
Русскийсмиря́ться smirjátʹsja, смири́ться smirítʹsja, свыка́ться svykátʹsja, свы́кнуться svýknutʹsja

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@misc{get_over_2026,
  title = {get over},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/get%20over},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}