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got over

got over is the past participle of get over.

Meaning of get over

Verb

get over (third-person singular simple present gets over, present participle getting over, simple past got over, past participle (UK) got over or (US) gotten over)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To overcome.
    • I'm trying to get over my fear of flying.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To recover (from).
    • I'm having problems getting over a bad cold.
  3. (idiomatic, transitive) To forget and move on; to calm down regarding something.
    • She was in love with me for 10 years, and still hasn't got over the fact that the feeling wasn't mutual.
  4. (slang, transitive) To manipulate (someone); to get around (someone); to improve one's own standing at another's expense.
    • We need a plan to get over Mr. Smith.
  5. (idiomatic, transitive) To successfully communicate; to get across.
    • In our lectures we need to get over the importance of online safety.
  6. To score a try.
    • Ireland got their second try not long before half-time with O'Leary, an injury doubt all week with a stiff back, just about getting over for a try which was confirmed by the video referee.2011 February 13, Lyle Jackson, “Ireland 22-25 France”, in BBC

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Forms of got over

alternative formgotten over

Questions about got over

What is got over the past participle of?
Got over is the past participle of get over.

Words near got over in the dictionary

  1. got out of someone's hair
  2. got out the vote
  3. got out what one puts in
  4. got out while the getting's good
  5. got outside of
  6. got over
  7. got over on
  8. got over oneself
  9. got over the line
  10. got past
  11. got past oneself

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