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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She wrote: "Those that got it, GOT IT... and those that didn't, that's OK too. It's my art, and I stand by it."
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025
The "GOT" prequel takes place nearly 200 years before the events of the original show.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2024
On X it’s now a new language: “Whoa—you have GOT to read this.”
From Slate • Oct. 6, 2023
“WE GOT STRAWBERRY, ginseng, love that kimchi,” the Wonder Girls, a now disbanded K-pop group, half-sing, half-cheer on their 2011 single “K-Food Party.”
From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2022
“Like, GOT IN, got in? Like you’re IN?”
From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone
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