go over

phrasal verb

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	go over
he/she/it	goes over
present participle	going over
past tense	went over
past participle	gone over

1
transitive (go over something) to check something carefully
Could you go over this report and correct any mistakes?
Synonyms and related words
To study, check or examine something
study
check
examine
1. 1a
  to search a place thoroughly
  This area is to be gone over with the greatest of care.
  Synonyms and related words
  To search for something or someone
  go through
  look out for
  seek out
2
transitive (go over something) to practise and repeat something in order to learn it
Sue’s going to help me go over my lines for the play.
Synonyms and related words
Practice and practising doing something
practice
practise
walk through
Synonyms and related words
To study, or to study hard
study
learn
train
1. 2a
  to repeat a series of things, or to think about them again in order to understand them completely
  My mind was going over the curious events at Ingard House.
  Synonyms and related words
  To say something again, or to repeat someone else’s words
  repeat
  paraphrase
  quote
3
intransitive to move or travel towards someone or something
go over to:
He went over to the window and closed the curtains.
They went over to John’s for dinner last night.
go over (to someone/something) to do something:
We had met a year ago, when I went over to Paris to see an exhibition.
go over (to someone/something) and do something:
Why don’t you go over and say hello?
Synonyms and related words
To move, or to move something towards a place
approach
make for
make towards
4
intransitive Americanto produce a particular reaction
Last night’s performance went over very well.
go over with:
How did the news go over with your parents?
Synonyms and related words
To produce a reaction or result
result in
decide
provoke
5
transitive (go over something) to clean something, especially quickly
go over something with something:
He’d gone over the car with a cloth, wiping fingerprints from the steering wheel and the door handles.
Synonyms and related words
To make things cleaner or tidier
clean up
clear out
clean