Recovery can be physical or emotional.
The idea
Get over means recover from an illness or disappointment. It is common in everyday speech. Put a noun or pronoun after over; the past is got over.
Examples
- I got over the flu last week.
- The child is getting over a cold.
- It took us months to get over the loss.
- She never got over the disappointment.
- My brother got over it with time.
- They got over the shock together.
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Watch out
Do not split the expression: say get over it, not get it over. Recovery may take time.
Try it yourself
Choose the correct option. We finally got ___ the virus. (over / under)
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over
over completes the expression for recovery.
Choose the correct option. The setback was hard, but they got over ___. (it / its)
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it
it stands for the setback after the preposition.
Choose the correct option. Last month I ___ over the infection. (got / get)
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got
got is the past form, matching last month.
Practice round
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Choose the correct option. We finally got ___ the virus. (over / under)
Choose the correct option. The setback was hard, but they got over ___. (it / its)
Choose the correct option. Last month I ___ over the infection. (got / get)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe an illness or setback someone recovered from.