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

Caminero connected for the solo home run that just got over the left-field wall. —Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026

After nearly missing out on award eligibility last season, Brunson got over the 65-game line with plenty of time to spare. —Joe Vardon, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026

My dad never got over my college choice and our relationship was harmed. —Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2026

See if Kel’el Ware improves next season and see if Tyler Herro can get over his injuries. —Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026

Or how much the businesses expect to get over the deals’ lives. —Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2026

But his team isn’t the only Democratic one that thinks the party needs to get over its allergy to AI. —David Weigel, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 2026

His teams were always championship contenders but not good enough to get over the hump. —Andrew Greif, NBC news, 4 Apr. 2026

Refs need to get over themselves. —Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for get over

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