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gotten the word out

gotten the word out is the past participle of get the word out.

Meaning of get the word out

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To make some information more widely known.

Questions about gotten the word out

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

Words near gotten the word out in the dictionary

  1. gotten the show on the road
  2. gotten the thumb
  3. gotten the vapors
  4. gotten the wall
  5. gotten the wind up
  6. gotten the word out
  7. gotten the worst of it
  8. gotten the wrong idea
  9. gotten there
  10. gotten through
  11. gotten through one's head

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