got

[got]

verb

1. a simple past tense and past participle of get.

auxiliary verb

1. Informal.,  must; have got (followed by an infinitive).

got

/ ɡɒt /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of get

2. 1. to possess

      he has got three apples

   2. (takes an infinitive) used as an auxiliary to express compulsion felt to be imposed by or upon the speaker

      I've got to get a new coat

3. informal,  to be infatuated

Usage

See get.

Example Sentences

Nacua got up gingerly in apparent pain, and then took a few steps and went back to the ground.

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"At some point in time, we have got to rip off the Band-Aid," Davis, who has held back tears at news conferences, said.

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“I hope that what you’re producing here turns up some people who have got some dirt on him,” Murray jokes.

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Corpus Christi obtained permits and got the green light for $757 million in low-interest loans from the state.

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It got our outfits exactly right, and the faces could have fooled our own moms.

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Related Words

• bring 
• draw 
• earn 
• gain 
• grab 
• have 
• land 
• make 
• obtain 
• pick up 
• pull 
• realize 
• receive 
• score 
• take 
• win