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gotten the drift

gotten the drift is the past participle of get the drift.

Meaning of get the drift

Verb

get the drift (third-person singular simple present gets the drift, present participle getting the drift, simple past got the drift, past participle (UK) got the drift or (US) gotten the drift)

  1. (idiomatic) To understand, at least on some basic or general level.
    • I don't really read French, but I can often guess enough to get the drift.

Questions about gotten the drift

What is gotten the drift the past participle of?
Gotten the drift is the past participle of get the drift.

Words near gotten the drift in the dictionary

  1. gotten the bulge on
  2. gotten the bullet
  3. gotten the chop
  4. gotten the door
  5. gotten the drawers
  6. gotten the drift
  7. gotten the drop on
  8. gotten the goods on
  9. gotten the hang of
  10. gotten the hint
  11. gotten the idea

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