go over
phrasal verbgo over something
- to examine or check something carefully
- Go over your work before you hand it in.
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- to study something carefully, especially by repeating it
- He went over the events of the day in his mind (= thought about them carefully).
go over (to…)
- to move from one place to another, especially when this means crossing something such as a room, town or city
- He went over and shook hands with his guests.
- Many Irish people went over to America during the famine.
go over (with somebody) (especially North American English)
(also go down (with somebody) British and North American English)
- to be received in a particular way by somebody
- The news of her promotion went over well with her colleagues.