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gotten the picture

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

Meaning of get the picture

Verb

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

  1. (informal) To understand or comprehend a situation; to interpret things correctly.
    • I hung a "no solicitors" sign by my door. One of these days, I hope they'll get the picture and quit ringing the bell.

Questions about gotten the picture

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

Words near gotten the picture in the dictionary

  1. gotten the last laugh
  2. gotten the lead out
  3. gotten the memo
  4. gotten the nod
  5. gotten the noggin joggin'
  6. gotten the picture
  7. gotten the point
  8. gotten the runaround
  9. gotten the sack
  10. gotten the show on the road
  11. gotten the thumb

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gotten the picture (page history and authors); get the picture (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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