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

So take those shots—crop them, tag them up, post them—and then get over yourself. — Corey Seymour, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

Of course, getting over the obstacle is only useful if the package also reaches the right person. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Villa, in the end, had to fashion an agreement with Roma and Besiktas to ensure Abraham’s move got over the line. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

The hospital basically told me to get over it and sleep it off but the pain was traumatic physically and mentally. — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for get over

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