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gotten over
| Main Entry: |
get over
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | recover |
| Synonyms: | come round, get better, mend, overcome, pull through, recuperate, shake off, survive |
| Main Entry: | negotiate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | traverse, cross |
| Synonyms: | clear, get around, get over, get past, hurdle, leap over, overleap, pass, pass through, surmount, vault |
| Antonyms: | remain, stay |
| Main Entry: | penetrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | understand or be understood |
| Synonyms: | affect, become clear, come across, comprehend, decipher, discern, fathom, figure out, get across, get over, get through, get to the bottom, grasp, impress, perceive, put over, see through, sink in, soak in, touch, unravel, work out |
| Notes: | the difference between permeate and pervade is that the former is affecting a surface, the latter an area; a characteristic of penetrate is that it is effected upon a solid substance |
| Antonyms: | misconstrue, misinterpret, misunderstand |
| Main Entry: | pull through |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | recover |
| Synonyms: | come through, get better, get over, improve, rally, ride out, survive, triumph, weather* |
| Antonyms: | die, fail, lose |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | recover |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | improve in health |
| Synonyms: | be out of woods, better, bounce back, come around, convalesce, feel oneself again, forge ahead, gain, get back on feet, get better, get in shape, get out from under, get over, get well, grow, heal, increase, make a comeback, mend, overcome, perk up, pick up, pull through, rally, rebound, recuperate, refresh, regain one's health, regain one's strength, rejuvenate, renew, restore, return to form, revive, snap back, sober up, start anew, take turn for better |
| Antonyms: | decline, deteriorate, wane |
| Main Entry: | bounce back |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | recuperate quickly |
| Synonyms: | echo, gain strength, get better, get over, get well, mend, overcome, pull around, rebound, recover, recuperate, reflect, renew one's strength, turn the corner |
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