go over something

— Phrasal Verb with go

/ɡəʊ/ verb (going, went, 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 Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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