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got ideas

got ideas is the simple past and past participle of get ideas.

Meaning of get ideas

Verb

get ideas (third-person singular simple present gets ideas, present participle getting ideas, simple past got ideas, past participle gotten ideas or got ideas)

  1. (informal) To get the inspiration or temptation to do something unwise.
    • I just recounted a few silly stories from high school, but don't get any ideas!

Questions about got ideas

What is got ideas the simple past and past participle of?
Got ideas is the simple past and past participle of get ideas.

Words near got ideas in the dictionary

  1. got grey hair from
  2. got high
  3. got hitched
  4. got hold of
  5. got home
  6. got ideas
  7. got in
  8. got in on
  9. got in one's way
  10. got in someone's pants
  11. got in the boat and rowed

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