go over
verb10 senses
- 1Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, over.
- 2To look at carefully; to scrutinize; to analyze.
- 3To create a response or impression.
- 4To spray paint graffiti over someone else's graffiti.
- 5To encompass or cover (a subject).
- 6To score a try.
- 7To pat down (someone) and then rob them.
- 8To turn out successful; to be well-received.
- 9To convert to Roman Catholicism.
- 10To convert or switch sides.
1
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, over.
- I'm going over to my friend's house.
2
Idiomatic To look at carefully; to scrutinize; to analyze.
- Please go over the reports to make sure we haven't missed anything.
3
Idiomatic To create a response or impression.
- Playing a radio in the office did not go over well with his coworkers.
4
Arts, Graffiti, Visual arts To spray paint graffiti over someone else's graffiti.
5
To encompass or cover (a subject).
- In first period, we're going over the basics of cell biology.
6
Ball games, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Rugby, Sports To score a try.
- But in the closing stages Bishop spotted a gap to go over and Hook converted to set up a nervous finish for the Blues, who managed to hold on.2010 December 31, “Magners League: Cardiff Blues 27-25 Osprey”, in BBC:
- That song really went over with the audience.
- The sex lottery went over big in its first try with number runners selling tickets and making the entire affair a very hush-hush production.1953 August 6, Jet, volume 4, Johnson Publishing Company, →ISSN, pages 21-22:
9
Dated To convert to Roman Catholicism.
10
Broadly To convert or switch sides.
- He went over to the finance department's side in this dispute.