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went over

went over is the simple past 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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Questions about went over

What is went over the simple past of?
Went over is the simple past of go over.

Words near went over in the dictionary

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

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