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gotten the job done

gotten the job done is the past participle of get the job done.

Meaning of get the job done

Verb

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

  1. To fulfil one's task; to do what is required to be done.
    • Near-synonyms: do the job, do the trick

Questions about gotten the job done

What is gotten the job done the past participle of?
Gotten the job done is the past participle of get the job done.

Words near gotten the job done in the dictionary

  1. gotten the drop on
  2. gotten the goods on
  3. gotten the hang of
  4. gotten the hint
  5. gotten the idea
  6. gotten the job done
  7. gotten the last laugh
  8. gotten the lead out
  9. gotten the memo
  10. gotten the nod
  11. gotten the noggin joggin'

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gotten the job done (page history and authors); get the job done (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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