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gotten off the ground

gotten off the ground is the past participle of get off the ground.

Meaning of get off the ground

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To succeed or begin to succeed.
    • His big plans to get rich never quite seemed to get off the ground.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To make (something) succeed.
    • He couldn't get George's career off the ground.

Questions about gotten off the ground

What is gotten off the ground the past participle of?
Gotten off the ground is the past participle of get off the ground.

Words near gotten off the ground in the dictionary

  1. gotten off one's backside
  2. gotten off one's chest
  3. gotten off one's high horse
  4. gotten off someone's back
  5. gotten off someone's case
  6. gotten off the ground
  7. gotten off the mark
  8. gotten off the nut
  9. gotten on
  10. gotten on like a house on fire
  11. gotten on someone's bad side

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