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go over

verb

  1. to be received in a specified manner

    the concert went over very well

  2. Alsogo through preposition to examine and revise as necessary

    he went over the accounts

  3. Alsogo through preposition to clean

    she went over the room before her mother came

  4. preposition to check and repair

    can you go over my car please?

  5. Alsogo through preposition to rehearse

    I'll go over my lines before the play

  6. adverbfoll byto
    1. to change (to a different practice or system)

      will Britain ever go over to driving on the right?

    2. to change one's allegiances
  7. slang.
    preposition to do physical violence to

    they went over him with an iron bar

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Yet here, as at Coachella, his hits went over like the classics they are.

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Their lack of rim protection got badly exploited by McDaniels, who consistently went over their defense.

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"Of the eight individuals who went over the weir that day only four survived," he said.

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Then I am going over to Europe to give a presentation at an art society that is hosting me in Gibraltar.

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Plumped golden raisins, toasted coconut, and a few chopped nuts go over the top, where they can shine without interrupting the crumb.

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