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gotten out from under

gotten out from under is the past participle of get out from under.

Meaning of get out from under

Verb

get out from under (third-person singular simple present gets out from under, present participle getting out from under, simple past got out from under, past participle (UK) got out from under or (US) gotten out from under)

  1. (intransitive) To escape from a debt.
    • With all this debt, I don't know how we'll ever get out from under.

Questions about gotten out from under

What is gotten out from under the past participle of?
Gotten out from under is the past participle of get out from under.

Words near gotten out from under in the dictionary

  1. gotten one's wires crossed
  2. gotten oneself together
  3. gotten onto
  4. gotten open
  5. gotten out
  6. gotten out from under
  7. gotten out of
  8. gotten out of bed on the wrong side
  9. gotten out of Dodge
  10. gotten out of here
  11. gotten out of someone's ear

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