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gotten one's hopes up

gotten one's hopes up is the past participle of get one's hopes up.

Meaning of get one's hopes up

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To become enthusiastic about something that is not yet guaranteed to happen.
    • I try to set low expectations and not to get my hopes up.

Questions about gotten one's hopes up

What is gotten one's hopes up the past participle of?
Gotten one's hopes up is the past participle of get one's hopes up.

Words near gotten one's hopes up in the dictionary

  1. gotten one's head out of the gutter
  2. gotten one's head out one's ass
  3. gotten one's head straight
  4. gotten one's head together
  5. gotten one's hooks into
  6. gotten one's hopes up
  7. gotten one's house in order
  8. gotten one's hump up
  9. gotten one's jollies
  10. gotten one's juices flowing
  11. gotten one's kicks

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