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gotten a line on

gotten a line on is the past participle of get a line on.

Meaning of get a line on

Verb

get a line on (third-person singular simple present gets a line on, present participle getting a line on, simple past got a line on, past participle gotten a line on)

  1. (US, idiomatic, informal) To obtain information about someone or something.

Questions about gotten a line on

What is gotten a line on the past participle of?
Gotten a line on is the past participle of get a line on.

Words near gotten a line on in the dictionary

  1. gotten a hold of
  2. gotten a jump on
  3. gotten a kick out of
  4. gotten a leg up
  5. gotten a life
  6. gotten a line on
  7. gotten a load of
  8. gotten a move on
  9. gotten a pair
  10. gotten a rise
  11. gotten a rise from

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