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goes over

goes over is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go over.

Meaning of go over

Verb

go over (third-person singular simple present goes over, present participle going over, simple past went over, past participle gone over)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, over.
    • I'm going over to my friend's house.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To look at carefully; to scrutinize; to analyze.
    • Please go over the reports to make sure we haven't missed anything.
  3. (idiomatic, intransitive) To create a response or impression.
    • Playing a radio in the office did not go over well with his coworkers.
  4. To spray paint graffiti over someone else's graffiti.
  5. (transitive) To encompass or cover (a subject).
    • In first period, we're going over the basics of cell biology.
  6. To score a try.
    • But in the closing stages Bishop spotted a gap to go over and Hook converted to set up a nervous finish for the Blues, who managed to hold on.2010 December 31, “Magners League: Cardiff Blues 27-25 Osprey”, in BBC

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What is goes over the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes over is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go over.

Words near goes over in the dictionary

  1. goes out of one's way
  2. goes out on a limb
  3. goes out swinging
  4. goes out with a bang
  5. goes out with the ark
  6. goes over
  7. goes over as well as a lead balloon
  8. goes over like a lead balloon
  9. goes over like a lead zeppelin
  10. goes over someone's head
  11. goes over to the majority

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