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gotten one's hands on

gotten one's hands on is the past participle of get one's hands on.

Meaning of get one's hands on

Verb

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

  1. (informal, transitive) To get; to obtain; to secure.
    • If you can get your hands on the right ingredients, it's an easy recipe.
  2. To catch.
    • Now Lloyd wanted badly to get his hands on him.2011, D. Talbott, Prizm

Questions about gotten one's hands on

What is gotten one's hands on the past participle of?
Gotten one's hands on is the past participle of get one's hands on.

Words near gotten one's hands on in the dictionary

  1. gotten one's fingers into
  2. gotten one's foot in the door
  3. gotten one's freak on
  4. gotten one's fuck on
  5. gotten one's hands dirty
  6. gotten one's hands on
  7. gotten one's head around
  8. gotten one's head out of one's ass
  9. gotten one's head out of the gutter
  10. gotten one's head out one's ass
  11. gotten one's head straight

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