go over
verb
went over; gone over; going over; goes over
1
: to make one's way
going over to the store for supplies
2
: to become converted
3
a
: to win approval : succeed
glad it went over
b
: to be received
the film went over well
Examples of go over in a Sentence
his sales pitch went over as expected and he saw a 200% increase in his commissions
Recent Examples on the Web
Her initial suggestion to stop didn’t go over well.
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Jim Farber, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
The principle is to never lose sight of where good and interesting work may be happening in the world, and then making sense of how that work will go over at Calabash.
—Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
When Bayern jumped, Sommer went over the press, targeting Lautaro Martinez, with Inter two-v-two against Bayern’s centre-backs.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Unfortunately, the conversation didn't go over well.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 28 May 2025
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Jim Farber, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
The principle is to never lose sight of where good and interesting work may be happening in the world, and then making sense of how that work will go over at Calabash.
—Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
When Bayern jumped, Sommer went over the press, targeting Lautaro Martinez, with Inter two-v-two against Bayern’s centre-backs.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Unfortunately, the conversation didn't go over well.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 28 May 2025
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“Go over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20over. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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