get over someone

Meaning

This expression means to recover from a romantic breakup and stop feeling sad, angry, or attached to an ex-partner. It describes the emotional process of moving on and feeling happy again after a relationship ends. The tone is sympathetic but realistic.

Examples

• It took me almost a year to get over my first love.

  It took me almost a year to get over my first love.

• Are you sure you're completely over him, or do you still have feelings?

  Are you sure you're completely over him, or do you still have feelings?

• She's trying to get over her ex by focusing on her career and hobbies.

  She's trying to get over her ex by focusing on her career and hobbies.

• You can't expect to get over a five-year relationship in just a few weeks.

  You can't expect to get over a five-year relationship in just a few weeks.

• Seeing him with someone else made her realize she wasn't fully over him yet.

  Seeing him with someone else made her realize she wasn't fully over him yet.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ She is trying to get over from her ex-boyfriend.

  ✓ She is trying to get over her ex-boyfriend.

  Do not add 'from' after 'get over'. The verb takes the object directly.

• ✗ I finally got out of my ex.

  ✓ I finally got over my ex.

  'Get out of' means to avoid a duty or leave a physical space. To recover emotionally from a person, use 'get over'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• It's hard to ___ someone you lived with for three years.

  💡 move on emotionally from

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  get over

• He is still trying to ___ his ex-girlfriend.

  💡 recover from a breakup

  Show answer

  get over