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gotten to the bottom of

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

Meaning of get to the bottom of

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal, transitive) To come to understand, discover the truth about, or solve.
    • I don't know what's going on here, but I'll get to the bottom of it sooner or later.

Questions about gotten to the bottom of

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

Words near gotten to the bottom of in the dictionary

  1. gotten to
  2. gotten to first base
  3. gotten to grips with
  4. gotten to know
  5. gotten to one's feet
  6. gotten to the bottom of
  7. gotten to the fireworks factory
  8. gotten to the point
  9. gotten together
  10. gotten turned around
  11. gotten under it

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