get over

verb

got over; gotten over; getting over; gets over

transitive verb

1

a

: overcome, surmount

get over your fear of being lied to

b

: to recover from

still trying to get over a bad cold

c

: to reconcile oneself to : become accustomed to

was very disappointed, but he'll get over it

2

: to move or travel across

Examples of get over in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Clippers, meanwhile, are still trying to get over the hump. — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

Aryna Sabalenka, although always prone to not quite getting over the line at a major, was still considered a big favorite. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 27 June 2026

In their eighth consecutive playoff appearance, the Carolina Hurricanes finally got over the hump and brought the Cup back to North Carolina for the first time since 2006. — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026

But still, those teams could never get over the hump. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 14 June 2026

Tedesco posted a video about the experience on her TikTok account, which got over 18 million views. — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026

The ball gets over the front of the rim. — ABC News, 11 June 2026

Just get over it, red-haired, pasty Kathy Griffin, with light-skinned, red-haired Karen Bass. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026

If Messy can’t get over it, hire a cleaning service. — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 10 June 2026

Rhymes for get over

• carryover
• changeover
• crossover
• cutover
• flashover
• hangover
• holdover
• layover
• leftover
• makeover
• moreover
• passover