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Definition go over in British English

go over phrasal verb

phrasal verb
1

to check something carefully

Example

Could you go over this report and correct any mistakes?

Synonyms and related words
slice and dice study check
Example

This area is to be gone over with the greatest of care.

Synonyms and related words
go through look out for seek out
2

to practise and repeat something in order to learn it

Example

Sue's going to help me go over my lines for the play.

Synonyms and related words
practice practise walk through study learn train
2.1

to repeat a series of things, or to think about them again in order to understand them completely

Example

My mind was going over the curious events at Ingard House.

Synonyms and related words
repeat paraphrase quote
3

to move or travel towards someone or something

Example

He went over to the window and closed the curtains.

Example

They went over to John's for dinner last night.

Example

We had met a year ago, when I went over to Paris to see an exhibition.

Example

Why don't you go over and say hello?

Synonyms and related words
approach make for make towards
Example

Last night's performance went over very well.

Example

How did the news go over with your parents?

Synonyms and related words
result in decide provoke
5

to clean something, especially quickly

Example

He'd gone over the car with a cloth, wiping fingerprints from the steering wheel and the door handles.

Synonyms and related words
clean up clear out clean
Definition go over in British English