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

People just can’t get over the fact that Pharrell sat down with you, produced nearly every song on the album, and executive produced it. — Mikey Fresh, VIBE.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Tampa seems to be on the verge of a win, but not quite able to get over the hump. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

His father was an immigrant, didn’t speak English, Russian Jew, got over here in 1902. — Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026

About immediately after getting over the surprise, Veach went into overdrive by watching countless tapes of Jackson. — Kansas City Star, 30 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