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gotten to

gotten to is the past participle of get to.

Meaning of get to

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To reach or arrive at (a physical or abstract destination, or state of doing a certain activity).
    • I’ll call you when I get to the railway station.
  2. To go to or be located at (a particular place).
    • Where has Jane got to? She was here just a moment ago.
  3. (informal, transitive) To be allowed to.
    • You won't get to have any dessert until you finish your vegetables.
  4. (transitive) To affect adversely; to upset or annoy.
    • This job’s really getting to me. I don’t know how much longer I’ll last.
  5. (transitive) To attack, intimidate or kill; to corrupt or bribe.
    • He’s refusing to testify. I think the Mob got to him.
  6. (transitive) To begin (something); to get around to doing (something).
    • He got to his chores in the afternoon.

Questions about gotten to

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

Words near gotten to in the dictionary

  1. gotten the wrong idea
  2. gotten there
  3. gotten through
  4. gotten through one's head
  5. gotten through one's thick skull
  6. gotten to
  7. gotten to first base
  8. gotten to grips with
  9. gotten to know
  10. gotten to one's feet
  11. gotten to the bottom of

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