Meaning trap
go over
review carefully
To look at something again, especially to check details or make sure you understand it.
Don't mix these meanings
Same phrase, different job.
To look at something again, especially to check details or make sure you understand it.
Another meaning of 'go over' is 'explain or examine in detail'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
- I need to go over my notes before the exam.study
- Before giving my presentation, I always go over my main points to make sure I remember everything.IELTS speaking
Fix the pattern
Pattern: go over + noun
WrongI need to go over again my answers.
RightI need to go over my answers again.
'Again' goes after the object, not between 'go over' and the object.
Patterngo over + noun
Use it right
Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.
'Go over' is the natural study verb. 'Re-examine prior to' is formal.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
go over + againmy notesthe answersit once morethe lines
Don't confuse it
Not the same as 'go across' (move from one side to another) or 'go through' (experience something).
Related
- go over (explain or examine in detail) — Another meaning of 'go over' is 'explain or examine in detail'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.