VERB
-
get on top of; deal with successfully
He overcame his shyness
He overcame his shyness -
improve in health
He got well fast -
travel across or pass over
The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day -
to bring (a necessary but unpleasant task) to an end
Let's get this job over with
It's a question of getting over an unpleasant task
How To Use get over In A Sentence
- He'd love to get over there for a game but I'm not to thrilled about the tkt prices! Retirer - French Word-A-Day
- This made for an expensive month when you take into account that the average European household's budget over the same period was just €725.
- Bear left when the road forks onto Lacey Drive, and then get over on the right.
- He would get overexcited, jumping up and down, screaming at the screen. The Sun
- The actress had to learn to get over her fear of the public.
- Well, I'd better get over there and have another daiquiri before Lyle and Jim stop buying. A TASTE OF REALITY
- When I get upset, people humor me and tell me it's okay - that I'll get over it.
- The secretary of Elizabeth I's Privy Council is supposed to have submitted the warrant for the execution of Mary Stuart several times, concealed in a pile of lesser bumf, to help the Queen get over the hump. Discourse.net: Pardon Update (Updated)
- The westbound train could not leave the station either and get out of our way, as we were blocking the switches he needed to get over to track 1.
- Budget overruns, delays and upsets have shown project management is no panacea. Times, Sunday Times