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Definition of Get over
1. Verb. Travel across or pass over. "These men get over the river"; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"
Exact synonyms: Cover, Cross, Cut Across, Cut Through, Get Across, Pass Over, Track, Traverse
Specialized synonyms: Tramp, Stride, Walk, Crisscross, Ford, Bridge, Jaywalk, Drive, Take, Course, Hop
Generic synonyms: Go Across, Go Through, Pass
Derivative terms: Crossing, Crossing, Crossing, Track, Traversal, Traverse, Traverser
Specialized synonyms: Tramp, Stride, Walk, Crisscross, Ford, Bridge, Jaywalk, Drive, Take, Course, Hop
Generic synonyms: Go Across, Go Through, Pass
Derivative terms: Crossing, Crossing, Crossing, Track, Traversal, Traverse, Traverser
2. Verb. To bring (a necessary but unpleasant task) to an end. "It's a question of getting over an unpleasant task"
3. Verb. Improve in health. "He got well fast"
Exact synonyms: Bounce Back, Get Well
Generic synonyms: Ameliorate, Better, Improve, Meliorate
Antonyms: Get Worse
Generic synonyms: Ameliorate, Better, Improve, Meliorate
Antonyms: Get Worse
4. Verb. Get on top of; deal with successfully. "He overcame his shyness"
Exact synonyms: Master, Overcome, Subdue, Surmount
Generic synonyms: Beat, Beat Out, Crush, Shell, Trounce, Vanquish
Specialized synonyms: Bulldog
Generic synonyms: Beat, Beat Out, Crush, Shell, Trounce, Vanquish
Specialized synonyms: Bulldog
Definition of Get over
1. Verb. (idiomatic transitive) To overcome ¹
2. Verb. (idiomatic transitive) To recover (from) ¹
3. Verb. (idiomatic transitive) To forget and move on ¹
4. Verb. (rugby) To score a try ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com