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to get over

to get over

340 2.8
Recover from an illness, disappointment, or other difficulty
  • phrasal verb
  • /ɡɛt ˈoʊvər/
translation icon : recuperarse (de)
  • It's just taking me ages to get over this cold slash swelling.

Take a deep breath and get over it, OK?

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Examples

  • And then finally I was getting over being sick over the weekend.

    Adam Savage’s Tested

  • It took him a while to get over the disappointment of not getting the job he wanted.

  • Number one is it feels amazing to get over your fear.

  • So I had to get over that right away.

  • Once you get over the first fear, it's a piece of cake.

    To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)

  • Take a deep breath and get over it, OK?

    Wayne Goss

  • How do you recommend people get over what other people think of them?

  • Soon as you get over that lack of confidence, the sky's the limit.

    Major League: Back to the Minors (1998)

  • "I was heartbroken at first, but now I'm getting over it," said the lucky guy.

    Blog text (5)

  • But I just can't get over this stupid nagging fear that ...

    Fiction book (1993)

Synonyms

to recover
vsto get over
748 2.5

Get back to a normal state after a loss, for example health or money

stresses overcoming both illness and emotional difficulties broadly
to overcome
vsto get over
429 2.9

Deal with and defeat a problem or fear

is more about returning to normal after illness or disappointment
to get through
vsto get over
332 2.8

To reach a place or goal after overcoming problems

focuses more on recovering from pain, illness, or disappointment
to get past
vsto get over
270 3.0

Manage to move beyond a problem or a bad feeling

emphasizes restoring well being after hardship rather than only moving on
to bounce back
vsto get over
60 3.5

Get better quickly after an illness, problem, or setback

does not require speed and covers slower recovery as well
to rebound
vsto get over
42 4.3

To get back to normal after a problem

is broader and includes recovery from emotional setbacks as well
to get well
vsto get over
32 1.3

Become healthy again after being ill or hurt

applies more widely to both emotional and physical recovery situations
to surmount
vsto get over
6 6.3

To deal successfully with a difficulty like a problem or barrier

is used more for personal recovery from illness or upset

Antonyms

to worsen
61 3.9

To make a situation or condition less good

to sicken
5 3.0

Begin to feel ill

How Recovered

to recover
748 2.5
to get over
340 2.8
to get through
332 2.8
to cope
272 2.9

Surface Forms

get over infinitive
getting over present participle
gets over third person singular
got over past
got over past participle

Morphology

get + over

The sense 'to travel across / pass over' is a straightforward composition of a motion verb get (move/arrive) plus the particle/adverb over (across/on the other side). Although the provided single-word definitions list less relevant senses, a B1 learner who knows the common motion sense of 'get' and the spatial sense of 'over' will readily infer the MWE meaning, so it is transparent.

Etymology

Get over may come from the image of climbing over a hill or wall: once you are over the top, the hard part is behind you, so the phrase means 'to recover from' an illness or disappointment.