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gotten to know

gotten to know is the past participle of get to know.

Meaning of get to know

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To become acquainted with (someone or something); to meet someone.
    • I'm not into that one-night thing. I think a person should get to know someone and even be in love with them before you use them and degrade them23 October 1976, Steve Martin, Saturday Night Live
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, know.

Questions about gotten to know

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

Words near gotten to know in the dictionary

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

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