English verb: get over | |||
| 1. | get over (motion) travel across or pass over | ||
| Samples | The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day. | ||
| Synonyms | cover, cross, cut across, cut through, get across, pass over, track, traverse | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go across, go through, pass | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bridge, course, crisscross, drive, ford, hop, jaywalk, stride, take, tramp, walk | ||
| 2. | get over (creation) to bring (a necessary but unpleasant task) to an end | ||
| Samples | Let's get this job over with. It's a question of getting over an unpleasant task. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accomplish, action, carry out, carry through, execute, fulfil, fulfill | ||
| 3. | get over (change) improve in health | ||
| Samples | He got well fast. | ||
| Synonyms | bounce back, get well | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate | ||
| Antonyms | get worse, relapse | ||
| 4. | get over (competition) get on top of; deal with successfully | ||
| Samples | He overcame his shyness. | ||
| Synonyms | master, overcome, subdue, surmount | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bulldog | ||