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

“Now that I look back on it, I really, really wish I never got into like politics,” Adin Ross, a popular “manosphere” YouTuber, recently told his followers.

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"Myself and Chris have a great camaraderie and togetherness, and that's what I've got with my players and staff," he said, praising the "warmth" and "friendliness" of people in the Cotswolds.

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"It's sad, it's just really sad. I live 10 to 15 doors away. I've got two children myself," he said.

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Bondi’s insults got the most press, because she would respond to any hard question by bringing up some irrelevant personal attack on whatever Democrat had her dead to rights.

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The country's constitutional court is due to meet on Thursday to decide the validation of the ballot's results, contested by the pro-Russian opposition which got 24.18 percent of the vote.

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