go over something

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

go over sth phrasal verb [ goes over sth going over sth went over sth gone over sth gone over sth ]
 
EXAMINE

1. <A > to examine or look at something in a careful or detailed way
• Forensic scientists are going over the victim's flat in a search for clues about the murderer.
• Remember to go over your essay checking for grammar and spelling mistakes before you hand it in to me.
• I've gone over the problem several times, but I can't think of a solution.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Analysing and evaluating ↑Assessing and estimating value
 
• We're are still going over the details of the contract.
• It's a good idea to get someone to go over your application form before you submit it.
• Investigators have been going over the events which led to the accident.
• The inspectors went over the engine in meticulous detail.
• The lawyers are busy going over the details of the contract.
 
STUDY

2. <A > to study or explain something
• I always go over my revision notes just before I go into an exam.
• Could you go over the main points of your argument again, Professor?
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Defining and explaining
 
• The report goes over the main points raised at the meeting.
• Make sure you go over the safety instructions before operating the equipment.
• I quickly went over my notes before going into the exam.
• She asked the lecturer to go over a couple of points raised in the lecture.
• They spent hours going over their textbooks.
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