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

I got my first sense of generational identity at Oxford.

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Geraint Berry said they should "kill him together" and that if Mrs Mills got the "urge to smother him" she should "make sure he's died".

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The couple, who got engaged three years ago, said they will spend the money on a new bathroom and a honeymoon in New Zealand.

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But when he got it right, his lyrics had an aphoristic directness that made them seem more hewn than written.

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“If we were to partner with a PE sponsor, it has got to be the right one and for the right reason,” Strammello said.

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Related Words

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