got

[ got ]
/ gɒt /
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verb

a simple past tense and past participle of get.

auxiliary verb

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

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usage note for got

See get.

Words nearby got

gossypose, go stag, go steady, goster, go straight, got, Göta, Göta Canal, Gotama, got a thing going, gotcha
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Words related to got

pull, earn, land, receive, win, make, draw, pick up, bring, score, take, have, grab, obtain, realize, gain, catch, accept, beat, run

British Dictionary definitions for got

got
/ (ɡɒt) /

verb

the past tense and past participle of get
have got
  1. to possesshe has got three apples
  2. (takes an infinitive) used as an auxiliary to express compulsion felt to be imposed by or upon the speakerI've got to get a new coat
have got it bad or have got it badly informal to be infatuated
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Medical definitions for got

GOT

abbr.

glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase
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