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.