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gotten well

gotten well is the past participle of get well.

Meaning of get well

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To recover from an illness or injury.
  2. (idiomatic) To recover from financial straits.
    • With a single blockbuster, the studio got well.

Questions about gotten well

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

Words near gotten well in the dictionary

  1. gotten up in someone's grill
  2. gotten up into
  3. gotten up to
  4. gotten up with the chickens
  5. gotten wasted
  6. gotten well
  7. gotten wet
  8. gotten what one asked for
  9. gotten what was coming to one
  10. gotten wind
  11. gotten wind in one's jaws

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