Phrase: Get Over

Phrasal Verb : Get Over

Basically, 'get over' is used for telling someone to come or go somewhere :"Get over here." 

In this lesson, we will talk about the other most common uses of the phrasal verb 'get over' in spoken English.

1. (get over something) 

To start to feel happy or well again after something bad has happened to you.

  • If you get over an unpleasant or unhappy experience or an illness, you recover from it.


Example Sentences

  • "It can take weeks to get over an illness like that."
  • "It took him a few days to get over the flu."
  • "Jack's pretty upset, but he’ll get over it."
  • “She was upset about not getting the job, but she got over it.”
  • "Maybe he simply needed time to get over it."


2.  (get over someone) 

To start to forget someone and feel happy again after a relationship has ended.

  • If you get over a relationship that has ended, you are starting to feel happy again and that experience doesn't affect you anymore


Example Sentences

  • "It took me a very long time to get over the shock of her death."
  • "If you get over a problem or difficulty, you overcome it."
  • “It took me a while to get over the breakup.”
  • "I tried to get over you and I succeeded to the point of being numb."


3. (get over a problem) 

To overcome a fear or difficulty.

  • When we get over a difficulty or a problem, we find a way to deal with it or we solve it.


Example Sentences

  • “I need to get over my fear of heights.”
  • "How do I get over my fear of public speaking?"

  • “I don’t know how we’re going to get over this problem.”
  • "I can't get over this report. It's overwhelming."
  • "How would they get over that problem?

4.  (get over an event)

To accept or believe something surprising.

  • We can also use ‘get over’ when we’re so surprised about something that we can’t stop thinking about it. This expression is usually used in the negative form.


Example Sentences

  • “They couldn’t get over how good the band was!”
  • “I can’t get over how rude he was.”
  • "I can't get over what she said."

  • Get over it!
  • "I can't get over it."


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