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gotten off the mark

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

Meaning of get off the mark

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To score one's first points
    • And now Leclerc has won two races while Vettel is still to get off the mark this year. Looking at the remaining races - the tracks they are on, and the pattern of Ferrari's form - it is far from certain he will get another chance.2019 September 8, Andrew Benson, BBC Sport

Questions about gotten off the mark

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

Words near gotten off the mark in the dictionary

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

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