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gotten into the act

gotten into the act is the past participle of get into the act.

Meaning of get into the act

Verb

get into the act (third-person singular simple present gets into the act, present participle getting into the act, simple past got into the act, past participle (UK) got into the act or (US) gotten into the act)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To participate in an activity, especially a successful or attractive one.
    • The scramble for this business is already on; everybody wants to get into the act. More than 370 American concerns have applied for franchises to give service over foreign and domestic airways.1945, Yank: The Army Weekly

Questions about gotten into the act

What is gotten into the act the past participle of?
Gotten into the act is the past participle of get into the act.

Words near gotten into the act in the dictionary

  1. gotten into character
  2. gotten into it
  3. gotten into shape
  4. gotten into someone's head
  5. gotten into someone's pants
  6. gotten into the act
  7. gotten into the wrong hands
  8. gotten into trouble
  9. gotten it
  10. gotten it how one has gotten it
  11. gotten it how one lived

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