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gotten
[ got-n ]
/ ˈgɒt n /
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verb
a past participle of get.
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usage note for gotten
See get.
OTHER WORDS FROM gotten
self-gotten, adjectivewell-gotten, adjectiveWords nearby gotten
go to town, go to waste, gotra, go-train, gotta, gotten, Götterdämmerung, Gottfried von Strassburg, Göttingen, Gottlieb, got to
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How to use gotten in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for gotten
gotten
/ (ˈɡɒtən) /
verb US
a past participle of get
have gotten (not usually in the infinitive)
- to have obtainedhe had gotten a car for his 21st birthday
- to have becomeI've gotten sick of your constant bickering
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