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go over something

Phrasal Verb with go
 
/ɡoʊ/ verb (present participle going, past tense went, past participle gone)

Definition

to examine something, such as a piece of writing or some numbers, in order to make sure that it is correct: I’m just going over my essay one more time.
(Definition of go over something from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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