get over

Meaning

'Get over' means to recover from an illness, a disappointing event, or a difficult emotional experience like a breakup. It suggests moving past a state of sadness or physical sickness and returning to a normal state. It is highly common in everyday conversations.

Examples

• It took her months to get over the breakup, but she's doing much better now.

  It took her months to get over the breakup, but she's doing much better now.

• I've been sick all week, and I just can't seem to get over this cold.

  I've been sick all week, and I just can't seem to get over this cold.

• Don't worry, you'll get over the disappointment of losing the game soon.

  Don't worry, you'll get over the disappointment of losing the game soon.

• He still hasn't managed to get over the shock of losing his job.

  He still hasn't managed to get over the shock of losing his job.

• You need to get over your fear of public speaking if you want this promotion.

  You need to get over your fear of public speaking if you want this promotion.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I finally got over from my flu.

  ✓ I finally got over my flu.

  'Get over' is a transitive phrasal verb and takes a direct object without the preposition 'from'.

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

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

  Do not use 'of' after 'get over'. The object goes directly after the phrasal verb.

Related Expressions

Practice

• It took me a long time to ___ the shock of the accident.

  💡 recover from

  Show answer

  get over

• She is still trying to ___ her cold, so she won't be coming tonight.

  💡 heal or recover from an illness

  Show answer

  get over