go over — explain or examine in detail
phrasal verbB2IELTS 6+neutralcommon
To discuss or explain something step by step, often so that everyone understands.
Say it like a native
Textbook Let us examine the procedure in a step-by-step manner.
Native Let's go over the steps one by one.
'Go over' is the everyday verb for walking through something. The formal version is textbook-y.
Pattern: go over + noun
In use
- Let me go over the instructions so everyone knows what to do.work
- In my last job, my manager would always go over the weekly tasks with the team to make sure we understood our responsibilities.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ Can you go over with the plan again?
✓ Can you go over the plan again?
'Go over + thing' directly — no 'with'.
Common collocations
go over + material— the plan, the details, the figures, it again
Don't confuse it
Different from 'go over' meaning to review; here, it means to explain or discuss in detail.
Related
- go over (review carefully) — Another meaning of 'go over' is 'review carefully'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.