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got over the line

got over the line is the simple past and past participle of get over the line.

Meaning of get over the line

Verb

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

  1. (ambitransitive) To fulfil one's task; to do what is required.
    • Midfielder Jill Scott, who had suffered defeat at the hands of the Germans in the final in 2009, came on in extra time to help England get over the line and was overcome with emotion.2022 July 31, Emma Sanders, “England 2-1 Germany”, in BBC Sport

Questions about got over the line

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

Words near got over the line in the dictionary

  1. got out while the getting's good
  2. got outside of
  3. got over
  4. got over on
  5. got over oneself
  6. got over the line
  7. got past
  8. got past oneself
  9. got physical
  10. got ready
  11. got real

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