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gotten one's act together

gotten one's act together is the past participle of get one's act together.

Meaning of get one's act together

Verb

get one's act together (third-person singular simple present gets one's act together, present participle getting one's act together, simple past got one's act together, past participle (UK) got one's act together or (US) gotten one's act together)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) To become serious, organized, worthwhile, etc.
    • It didn't look like he'd ever get his act together, but eventually the project got going.

Questions about gotten one's act together

What is gotten one's act together the past participle of?
Gotten one's act together is the past participle of get one's act together.

Words near gotten one's act together in the dictionary

  1. gotten on with
  2. gotten one over on
  3. gotten one up on
  4. gotten one's
  5. gotten one's a into g
  6. gotten one's act together
  7. gotten one's affairs in order
  8. gotten one's arse into gear
  9. gotten one's ashes hauled
  10. gotten one's ass in gear
  11. gotten one's ass into gear

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