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

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

The Wildcats used one of the best offensive performances in the NCAA Tournament to get over the Sweet 16 hurdle for the first time in more than a decade. —ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026

Fans still haven't gotten over this decision and still want to see Johnson as the lead. —Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 2026

How to get over puffer-fishing tendencies Eliminating this behavior completely isn’t the goal. —Cassie Hurwitz, SELF, 24 Mar. 2026

But there are no small roles, only small cleaning implements (feather dusters, for example), and Gosling just can’t seem to get over the mop that got away. —Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026

This is the case even if one candidate gets over 50% of the votes in the primary election. —Linh Tat, Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026

Revenue sharing will be the biggest hurdle to get over. —Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026

All but one of the variants will get over 300 miles of range. —New Atlas, 13 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for get over

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