gotten
Syllables: got·tenUK/ˈɡɒt.n̩//ˈɡɑ.tən/
gotten is the past participle of get.
gotten is the past participle of git.
Meaning of get
Verb
get (third-person singular simple present gets, present participle getting, simple past got or (Scotland, Northern England, archaic) gat, past participle got or (US, Canada, more recently UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) gotten or (Geordie) getten)
- To obtain; to acquire.
- I'm going to get a computer tomorrow from the discount store.
- To receive.
- I got a computer from my parents for my birthday.
- To have. See usage notes.
- I've got a concert ticket for you.
- To fetch, bring, take.
- Can you get my bag from the living-room, please?
- To become, or cause oneself to become (often with temporary states, past participle adjectives and comparatives).
- Near-synonyms: become, turn, go, come, fall, grow, wax
- To cause to become; to bring about.
- That song gets me so depressed every time I hear it.
- Synonyms:
- cause to be, cause to become, make
Meaning of git
Noun
git (plural gits)
- A silly, incompetent, stupid, or annoying person (usually a man).
- Although I'm so tired, I'll have another cigarette / And curse Sir Walter Raleigh, he was such a stupid git1968, “I'm So Tired”, in John Lennon (lyrics), The Beatles, performed by the Beatles
Adjective
gotten (not comparable)
Forms of gotten
| alternative Northumbria | getten |
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Origin of gotten
Morphologically got + -en.
Words formed from gotten
Phrases with gotten
- gotten at
- gotten by
- gotten in
- gotten it
- gotten on
- gotten to
- gotten up
- gotten ink
- gotten off
- gotten out
- gotten wet
- gotten away
188 more phrasesFewer phrases
- gotten back
- gotten busy
- gotten down
- gotten even
- gotten high
- gotten home
- gotten into
- gotten laid
- gotten late
- gotten life
- gotten lost
- gotten onto
- gotten open
- gotten over
- gotten past
- gotten real
- gotten sick
- gotten some
- gotten well
- gotten wind
- gotten wise
- gotten with
- gotten a fix
- gotten about
- gotten after
- gotten ahead
- gotten along
- gotten drunk
- gotten fresh
- gotten going
- gotten ideas
- gotten in on
- gotten it in
- gotten it on
- gotten it up
- gotten lucky
- gotten misty
- gotten on to
- gotten on up
- gotten one's
- gotten ready
- gotten right
- gotten round
- gotten there
- gotten up in
- gotten up to
- gotten wrong
- gotten a clue
- gotten a grip
- gotten a life
- gotten a pair
- gotten a rise
- gotten across
- gotten around
- gotten behind
- gotten better
- gotten moving
- gotten off on
- gotten out of
- gotten rid of
- gotten sturdy
- gotten wasted
- gotten back at
- gotten back to
- gotten between
- gotten by with
- gotten changed
- gotten down on
- gotten down to
- gotten dressed
- gotten eyes on
- gotten hitched
- gotten hold of
- gotten in with
- gotten into it
- gotten married
- gotten on with
- gotten over on
- gotten started
- gotten the nod
- gotten through
- gotten to know
- gotten up into
- gotten wind of
- gotten with it
- gotten 'er done
- gotten a leg up
- gotten a run on
- gotten ahead of
- gotten ahold of
- gotten in touch
- gotten medieval
- gotten physical
- gotten religion
- gotten round to
- gotten some air
- gotten straight
- gotten stuck in
- gotten taken in
- gotten the bird
- gotten the boot
- gotten the chop
- gotten the door
- gotten the hint
- gotten the idea
- gotten the memo
- gotten the sack
- gotten the wall
- gotten together
- gotten under it
- gotten up early
- gotten a hold of
- gotten a jump on
- gotten a line on
- gotten a load of
- gotten a move on
- gotten a word in
- gotten around to
- gotten cold feet
- gotten one up on
- gotten one's way
- gotten over with
- gotten the drift
- gotten the point
- gotten the thumb
- gotten work done
- gotten in the way
- gotten into shape
- gotten it twisted
- gotten one's fill
- gotten one's oats
- gotten outside of
- gotten the bullet
- gotten the vapors
- gotten with child
- gotten a handle on
- gotten a rise from
- gotten a wiggle on
- gotten it together
- gotten off lightly
- gotten off the nut
- gotten one over on
- gotten one's kicks
- gotten out of here
- gotten the best of
- gotten the drawers
- gotten the drop on
- gotten the hang of
- gotten the picture
- gotten the wind up
- gotten a wriggle on
- gotten by the balls
- gotten in one's way
- gotten into the act
- gotten into trouble
- gotten Mario Karted
- gotten nowhere fast
- gotten off the mark
- gotten on the stick
- gotten one's end in
- gotten out of Dodge
- gotten out the vote
- gotten over oneself
- gotten past oneself
- gotten the bulge on
- gotten the goods on
- gotten the job done
- gotten the lead out
- gotten the word out
- gotten to the point
- gotten a kick out of
- gotten a rise out of
- gotten above oneself
- gotten down to cases
- gotten off one's ass
- gotten on the end of
- gotten one's fuck on
- gotten one's hump up
- gotten one's jollies
- gotten one's load on
- gotten one's own way
- gotten over the line
- gotten right into it
- gotten someone at it
- gotten someone there
- gotten the better of
- gotten the runaround
- gotten to first base
Words that rhyme with gotten
Questions about gotten
- What does gotten mean?
- Gotten means obtained, acquired.
- What is gotten the past participle of?
- Gotten is the past participle of get.
- What part of speech is gotten?
- Gotten is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce gotten?
- Gotten is pronounced /ˈɡɒt.n̩/ (UK).
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