go over

British  

verb

1. to be received in a specified manner

   the concert went over very well

2. Also: go through.  (preposition) to examine and revise as necessary

   he went over the accounts

3. Also: go 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. Also: go through.  (preposition) to rehearse

   I'll go over my lines before the play

6. 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

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go over Idioms  

1. Examine, review. For example, They went over the contract with great care , or I think we should go over the whole business again . This term originated in the late 1500s, then meaning “consider in sequence.”

2. Gain acceptance or approval, succeed, as in I hope the play goes over . This term is sometimes elaborated to go over big or go over with a bang for a big success, and go over like a lead balloon for a dismal failure. [Early 1900s]

3. Rehearse, as in Let's go over these lines one more time . [Second half of 1700s]

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Related Words

• analyze
• examine
• inspect
• look at
• read
• rehearse
• repeat
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