GO OVER Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

go over

verb

Definition of go over next

as in to succeed

to turn out as planned or desired his sales pitch went over as expected and he saw a 200% increase in his commissions

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Recent Examples of go over The stainless steel lamp shell can withstand rain, snow, frost, and sleet, and can even handle the lawnmower going over it. —

Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Jan. 2026 And people close to the situation even said that leaks, believed to be from Schoen, prematurely celebrating Harbaugh’s hiring, did not go over well with the old school coach, who believes in one message coming from one building. —

Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2026 Police say that the initial investigation indicates that Perry’s Jeep was traveling far too fast in the westbound lane and going over the double-yellow lines in order to pass first a tow truck and then the Elantra. —

Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2026 Jen Tilly went over to Sutton’s house to talk about this trip to Sedona. —

Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for go over

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The Magna Reserva succeeded yet proved part of a policy that ensured the vast majority of Venezuela’s resource would remain exactly where Chávez found it—trapped in the heavy silence of the subsurface.

— Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
The 24-year-old succeeds against all three levels of the pass defense, blocks well against defensive backs and even front-seven defenders and runs for yards off jet-motion touches, screens and downfield passes.

— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2026