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

Hunt credits Anderson’s maturity not just for her ability to get over those bumps in the road, but also for her desire to learn from her mistakes while celebrating her achievements. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

That's significantly better than most other types of connectivity—DSL peaks out at 100Mbps, and the vast majority of other fiber providers don't get over 2,000 Mbps. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

First, the incident pushes Rhys to finally get over his ridiculous grudge and mistrust of Nesta for her actions in Flame and Shadow. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026

Rizzetta is laying groundwork in case the deal does get over the line. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 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