going-over
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4.9
- noun
- /ˈɡoʊɪŋ ˈoʊvər/
- After the presentation, she requested a going-over of the feedback to ensure all points were addressed.
- a thorough going-over
- going over the evidence
- spend hours going over
Examples
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The team spent hours doing a thorough going-over of the project report before the final submission.
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Not going over the material at all before a big test is a huge mistake.
Blog text (15) -
You ask how long should you spend going over the material of this book?
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And we would sit with groups of us would spend hours going over the data and saying what kind of questions could she ask?
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But The New York Times spent three months going over these documents.
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You must always begin your morning with going over your schedule and your goals.
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We all took one more round of going over the data and simply focused on all cases where we had either a single mark or three marks.
Academic text (2002) -
Buster and Libby, the manager, are going over books and records.
Fiction book (1990) -
He spent all his time locked in his library going over his ledgers.
Fiction book (1994) -
We're going over all the orbital scans, all wavelengths, looking for that one clue that'll lead us to the find.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
649
3.0
A check by a doctor to see progress or problems
509
2.8
An inspection in which someone looks carefully to check condition
306
2.5
A careful official check to see if something meets rules and is safe
213
2.3
Careful study of something to find problems or details
187
5.5
A close, careful look at something to find mistakes or problems
152
3.8
A careful check of something using a device
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4.2
An inspection where people go through a place to check for problems
4
3.5
A careful study that looks at all parts of something
2
3.9
A guided tour of a place to check its condition
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7.2
A careful, close look at something to find small details
A careful, detailed check of a document or record to find small errors
Antonyms
How Thorough
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word going-over comes from the phrase go over, which literally means 'to move across' or 'to look at again'. Imagine someone walking slowly over a room and checking every corner — so a going-over is a careful, thorough check.