Meaning trap
go over
check or explain carefully
To look at or talk through something carefully — to check it, or to explain it step by step.
Don't mix these meanings
Same phrase, different job.
To look at or talk through something carefully — to check it, or to explain it step by step.
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
I need to go over my notes before the exam.
Before giving my presentation, I always go over my main points to make sure I remember everything.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: I need to go over again my answers.
Say: I need to go over my answers again.
'Again' goes after the object, not between 'go over' and the object.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Go over' is the natural study verb. 'Re-examine prior to' is formal.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
go over + again
- my notes
- the answers
- it once more
- the lines