get over meaning and definition

GET OVER verb

Definition of get over (verb)

1. travel across or pass over
   • "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"
   • synonyms: cover, cross, cut across, cut through, get across, pass over, track, traverse
2. to bring (a necessary but unpleasant task) to an end
   • "Let's get this job over with"; "It's a question of getting over an unpleasant task"
3. improve in health
   • "He got well fast"
   • synonyms: bounce back, get well
   • antonym: get worse
4. get on top of; deal with successfully
   • "He overcame his shyness"
   • synonyms: master, overcome, subdue, surmount