go over
verb
went over; gone over; going over; goes over
1
: to make one's way
going over to the store for supplies
2
: to become converted
3
a
: to win approval : succeed
glad it went over
b
: to be received
the film went over well
Examples of go over in a Sentence
his sales pitch went over as expected and he saw a 200% increase in his commissions
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The hilarious clip shared in August by his owner, under the username @chryst1naaaa, shows the tuxedo cat looking angry as a friend of his owner goes over to his house to check on him.
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
After the long foul ball, Ty France went over to alert Scherzer and Rice eventually hit a fastball over the fence.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Two years ago, reports suggested McDaniels lost his job in Las Vegas because players went over his head.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Previous changes mostly went over with comparatively less backlash from the public — increasing hourly parking fees slightly and charging for parking in Balboa Park — but this latest move might be the straw that broke the camel’s back.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
After the long foul ball, Ty France went over to alert Scherzer and Rice eventually hit a fastball over the fence.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Two years ago, reports suggested McDaniels lost his job in Las Vegas because players went over his head.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Previous changes mostly went over with comparatively less backlash from the public — increasing hourly parking fees slightly and charging for parking in Balboa Park — but this latest move might be the straw that broke the camel’s back.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Go over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20over. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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