get over
[verb]
Synonyms: recover from, come round, get better, mend, pull through, rally, revive, survive

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English Thesaurus: recover, get better, get over something, get well, be back on your feet, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

get over (see also get)

1. ILLNESS get over something to become well again after an illness:
It’s taken me ages to get over the flu.

2. UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE get over something to begin to feel better after a very upsetting experience:
She never got over the death of her son.

3. IDEAS/INFORMATION get something ↔ over to succeed in communicating ideas or information to other people
get something ↔ over to
It’s important that we get this message over to young people.

4. FINISH SOMETHING get something over (also get something over with) to do and finish something difficult that you have to do:
I’ll be in touch once I’ve got my exams over.
I can’t wait to get the interview over with.

5. PROBLEM/DIFFICULTY get over something to successfully deal with a problem or difficulty:
I don’t know how we’re going to get over this problem.
Once we’ve got over the first few months, we should be making a reasonable profit.

6. can’t/couldn’t get over something spoken used to say that you are very surprised, shocked, or amused by something:
I can’t get over how well you look.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

recover to become healthy again after you have been seriously ill or injured, or had a bad experience:
My mother’s been very ill, and she’s still in hospital recovering.
She needed time to recover from the shock.
get better to recover from an injury or illness. In everyday English, people usually say get better rather than recover:
I hope you get better soon.
My back’s been quite bad recently, but it’s getting better slowly.
get over something to recover from a bad experience, or a minor illness. In everyday English, people usually say get over rather than recover:
She never got over his death.
I’m getting over my cold.
get well to recover from an illness or operation – used especially when you are writing to encourage someone to recover:
Get well soon – we all miss you!
I hope you get well quickly.
be back on your feet to have recovered and be able to live life as usual again:
It may take a week or two until you’re back on your feet.
It’s great to see you back on your feet!
be on the mend to be showing definite signs of recovering after an illness or injury:
I’m glad to see you’re on the mend again.
Kathy’s been quite ill with flu, but she seems to be on the mend now.
recuperate formal to spend time resting and getting your health or energy back, after you have had an illness or had a difficult or tiring experience:
It had been a hard year, and I needed a few weeks in the sun in order to recuperate.
He is recuperating from a heart attack.
convalesce /ˌkɒnvəˈles $ ˌkɑːn-/ formal to spend a long period of time recovering from a serious illness, especially by resting in a comfortable or warm place:
She was at home convalescing after major surgery.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

get over
to overcome a difficulty, to recover from an illness or shock
The woman is having trouble getting over her father's death.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

get over something
to overcome a difficulty, to recover from an illness or shock
The woman is having trouble getting over her father's death.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

get over
v.
1. To finish.
Tom worked fast to get his lesson over.
2. To pass over.
It was hard to get over the muddy road.
3. To get well from; recover from.
The man returned to work after he got over his illness.
4. To accept or forget (a sorrow or suprise.)
It is hard to get over the death of a member of your family.
We could not get over the speed of Mary's recovery from pneumonia.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲