# get over

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To overcome.
2. To recover (from).
3. To forget and move on; to calm down regarding something.
4. To manipulate (someone); to get around (someone); to improve one's own standing at another's expense.
5. To successfully communicate; to get across.
6. To score a try.
7. To impress someone; to achieve a goal; to be successful.
8. To establish a connection with the audience as a character or faction.
9. To use a drug one is addicted to; to provide an addict with a dose.
10. To have sex.

## Etymology
Analytic form of the earlier overget.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/get-over