go over

verb

went over; gone over; going over; goes over

intransitive verb

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

Synonyms

• click
• come off
• deliver
• go
• pan out
• succeed
• work out

Examples of go over in a Sentence

his sales pitch went over as expected and he saw a 200% increase in his commissions

Recent Examples on the Web

Trish and Tiffany should go over as WWE gives the fans at Rogers Centre a treat. —Brian Mazique, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025

The jumping could come in handy for tasks such as traversing gaps, going over obstacles, or even hitting lighter obstacles to move them out of its way. —Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 28 Feb. 2025

Market trends, New York: The point total has gone over in seven of the Knicks’ last 10 outings. —Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025

Bailey recounted how, when flying a 777 airliner over the Persian Gulf, a US Navy aircraft carrier strike group once ordered him to alter his course to avoid going over the US flotilla. —Brad Lendon, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for go over

• carryover
• changeover
• crossover
• cutover
• flashover
• hangover
• holdover
• layover
• leftover
• makeover
• moreover
• passover

Kids Definition

go over

verb

1

: to make one's way

going over to the store

2

: to be favorably received : succeed

the joke went over very well