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go over

verb

Definition of go over

intransitive verb

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

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Examples of go over in a Sentence

his sales pitch went over as expected and he saw a 200% increase in his commissions

First Known Use of go over

1645

go over Synonyms

Synonyms

click, come off, deliver, go, succeed, pan out, work out

Antonyms

bomb, collapse, fail, flop, flunk, fold, founder, miss, strike out, wash out

Related Words

catch on; flourish, prosper, thrive; cook, percolate

Near Antonyms

languish; flounder, struggle; decline, sink, skid, slip, slump, wane; crash, crater, crumble, flame out; choke, crack up, miscarry, misfire; fall down, go under; implode, self-destruct

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