Meaning trap
go over
explain or examine in detail
To discuss or explain something step by step, often so that everyone understands.
Don't mix these meanings
Same phrase, different job.
To discuss or explain something step by step, often so that everyone understands.
Another meaning of 'go over' is 'review carefully'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
- 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
Fix the pattern
Pattern: go over + noun
WrongCan you go over with the plan again?
RightCan you go over the plan again?
'Go over + thing' directly — no 'with'.
Patterngo over + noun
Use it right
Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.
'Go over' is the everyday verb for walking through something. The formal version is textbook-y.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
go over + materialthe planthe detailsthe figuresit 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.