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
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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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And then just go over the flow tree for where things are gonna go.
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
His winning run in Beijing involved going over a mound on the snow that wasn’t supposed to be a part of the actual jump that everyone else went over.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Instead, the dog lies on the ground with a perplexed facial expression as the small, autonomous device that cleans floors by vacuuming goes over his paw and beside him.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
The late night host went over who was in attendance — from Trump’s family to former Vice President Mike Pence and the much talked-about Big Tech billionaires who were seated in the second row during the first address, in front of Trump’s Cabinet members, state governors and public servants.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2025
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
His winning run in Beijing involved going over a mound on the snow that wasn’t supposed to be a part of the actual jump that everyone else went over.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Instead, the dog lies on the ground with a perplexed facial expression as the small, autonomous device that cleans floors by vacuuming goes over his paw and beside him.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
The late night host went over who was in attendance — from Trump’s family to former Vice President Mike Pence and the much talked-about Big Tech billionaires who were seated in the second row during the first address, in front of Trump’s Cabinet members, state governors and public servants.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Go over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20over. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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