go over
verb
went over; gone over; going over; goes over
1
: to make one's way
going over to the store for supplies
2
: to become converted
3
a
: to win approval : succeed
glad it went over
b
: to be received
the film went over well
Examples of go over in a Sentence
his sales pitch went over as expected and he saw a 200% increase in his commissions
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Layer it over a knit, or simply throw on and go over a T-shirt.
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Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2025
Some offered to donate their own money for going over, and still others just took their time.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
At one point, Gyllenhaal, 44, and his girlfriend Jeanne Cadieu went over to nominee James Marsden to say hello to him and his girlfriend, Frédérique Brons.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Bargatze promised to deduct $1,000 for every second a speech went over and add $1,000 for any speech under 45 seconds.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
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Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2025
Some offered to donate their own money for going over, and still others just took their time.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
At one point, Gyllenhaal, 44, and his girlfriend Jeanne Cadieu went over to nominee James Marsden to say hello to him and his girlfriend, Frédérique Brons.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Bargatze promised to deduct $1,000 for every second a speech went over and add $1,000 for any speech under 45 seconds.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for go over
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“Go over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20over. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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