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gotten one's way

gotten one's way is the past participle of get one's way.

Meaning of get one's way

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To obtain the circumstances one wishes for.
    • My little sister is so spoiled. She always gets her way, even when she misbehaves.
    Synonyms:
    have one's way

Questions about gotten one's way

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

Words near gotten one's way in the dictionary

  1. gotten one's skates on
  2. gotten one's teeth into
  3. gotten one's ticket punched
  4. gotten one's tits in a wringer
  5. gotten one's undies in a bundle
  6. gotten one's way
  7. gotten one's wig split
  8. gotten one's wires crossed
  9. gotten oneself together
  10. gotten onto
  11. gotten open

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