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
See get.
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Example Sentences
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Sometimes I got to dress down just to try to get the help.
From Los Angeles Times
The smoke got bigger and darker, until it swelled into a thick pillar of black that seemed to swallow the blue sky.
From Los Angeles Times
He got his first job at the agency some 45 years ago in the waning months of Jimmy Carter’s presidency, working his way up to one of the top jobs.
From MarketWatch
There are opinion pieces galore claiming Fennell “got it all wrong,” video essays asserting that the film is “the worst adaptation of all time” and that Fennell should “apologize to Emily Brontë.”
From Salon
"I got taken in the office with a policeman and Mr Phillips was being all authoritative," Karen explains.
From BBC
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