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Phrasal Verb: Get over





Get over - Recover from something, feel better
Example:
It took me ages to GET OVER the bout of flu.
Notes:
- Inseparable
- International English
Get over - Solve, find a solution
Example:
It took us a long time to GET OVER the problems with the computer system.
Notes:
- Inseparable
- International English
Contributed By: Michael Belasco
Get over - Communicate, make people understand
Example:
He makes jokes to help GET his message OVER.
Notes:
- Separable [optional]
- International English
Contributed By: Michael Belasco
Get over - Be shocked or surprised that something if real or true
Example:
I couldn't GET OVER how much weight he had put on.
Notes:
- Inseparable
- International English
Contributed By: Michael Belasco
Get over - Get to the other side
Example:
We couldn't GET OVER the river because of the floods.
Notes:
- Inseparable
- International English
Contributed By: Michael Belasco
Get over - Come somewhere
Example:
He said he needed help and ask me to GET OVER as soon as I could.
Notes:
- Intransitive
- International English
Contributed By: Michael Belasco
Other Phrasal Verbs

We have 66 phrasal verbs with 'GET'

- Get about
- Get above
- Get across
- Get across to
- Get after
- Get ahead
- Get ahead of
- Get along
- Get along in
- Get along with
- Get around
- Get around to
- Get at
- Get away
- Get away from
- Get away with
- Get away!
- Get back
- Get back at
- Get back into
- Get back to
- Get back together
- Get behind
- Get behind with
- Get by
- Get by on
- Get by with
- Get down
- Get down on
- Get down to
- Get in
- Get in on
- Get in with
- Get into
- Get it
- Get it off
- Get it off with
- Get it on
- Get it on with
- Get it together
- Get it up
- Get off
- Get off it
- Get off on
- Get off with
- Get off!
- Get on
- Get on at
- Get on for
- Get on to
- Get on with
- Get onto
- Get out
- Get out of
- Get out!
- Get over
- Get over with
- Get round
- Get round (around) to
- Get round (or around)
- Get through
- Get through to
- Get to
- Get together
- Get up
- Get up to

 

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