got (verb)

  • 1got — /gɒt / (say got) verb 1. past tense and past participle of get. –phrase 2. got at, Colloquial a. (of a horse or greyhound) disabled before a race, as by drugs or laming. b. (of a person) persuaded to desist from or to adopt a course of action by… …

  • 2got — The past and past participle of get is as productive of idiom as the verb as a whole. Some noteworthy uses are informal and verge on the non standard: a) Use with to infinitive, meaning ‘to have an opportunity to’: This was considered a bonus for …

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  • 3got|ten — «GOT uhn», verb, adjective. –v. a past participle of get: »It has gotten to be quite late. –adj. obtained; acquired; won: »ill gotten wealth. Usage In Great Britain, gotten has been l …

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  • 4got — /got/, v. 1. a pt. and pp. of get. auxiliary verb. 2. Informal. must; have got (fol. by an infinitive). Usage. See get. * * * …

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  • 5got — verb /ɡɒt,ɡɑt/ a) must; have (to). We got the last bus home. b) have By that time wed got very cold. Syn: gotta …

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  • 6got it going on — verb a) Attractive, outgoing (typically of women). b) Appreciatively, of someone or something for being active and successful in a pursuit, or having the ability to be active and successful in a pursuit …

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  • 7got to — verb have to …

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  • 8Got — Get Get (g[e^]t), v. t. [imp. {Got} (g[o^]t) (Obs. {Gat} (g[a^]t)); p. p. {Got} (Obsolescent {Gotten} (g[o^]t t n)); p. pr. & vb. n. {Getting}.] [OE. geten, AS. gitan, gietan (in comp.); akin to Icel. geta, Goth. bigitan to find, L. prehendere to …

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  • 9Got — Get Get (g[e^]t), v. t. [imp. {Got} (g[o^]t) (Obs. {Gat} (g[a^]t)); p. p. {Got} (Obsolescent {Gotten} (g[o^]t t n)); p. pr. & vb. n. {Getting}.] [OE. geten, AS. gitan, gietan (in comp.); akin to Icel. geta, Goth. bigitan to find, L. prehendere to …

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  • 10got — got1 [ gat ] verb SPOKEN used for saying have in informal speech: What you got there? You got to be careful what you say to him. have got SPOKEN used especially in speech to mean have : I ve got an extra apple if you want one. got got 2 the past… …

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