got
Americanverb
auxiliary verb
verb
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the past tense and past participle of get
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to possess
he has got three apples
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(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
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informal to be infatuated
Usage
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Example Sentences
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“I know he’s going to get it done because he got it done everywhere else, and he gets the right guys in the right places,” Knight said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
“Other teachers got permission to skip it, so I requested a waiver.”
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
At the Times Square location at noon on a steaming Wednesday in August, I got a taste of just how intense the fandom has become.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
Brown said "after a lifetime packed with adventure, at 57-years-old I wanted another epic adventure before I got too old".
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
“My parents have better jobs now, but when I first got into music, we had no money for lessons,” he confides.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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