get oversomething/someone
phrasal verbwithgetverbuk/ɡet/us/ɡet/present participlegetting|past tensegot|past participlegotorUSusuallygotten
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to getbetterafter anillness, orfeelbetterafter something or someone has made youunhappy:
She was only just getting over thefluwhen she got astomachbug.
It took himyearsto get over theshockof hiswifedying.
It took hermonthsto get over Michael when heendedtherelationship.
- She's only just getting over thedeathof herhusband.
- He is still getting over theshockof being maderedundant.
- It will take him alongtimeto get over theoperation.
- You will get over theillnessmorequicklyif yourelax.
- She nevercompletelygot over thelossof her firstchild.
Recovering from illness
- clear(something)up
- correct
- curability
- curative
- granulate
- healing
- hold
- lacunar
- recovery
- rehabilitation
- rehydrate
- remedial
- remission
- responsive
- responsiveness
- rest cure
- rose
- self-healing
- sleep
- therapeutic
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Taking pleasure in something