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gotten what one asked for

gotten what one asked for is the past participle of get what one asked for.

Meaning of get what one asked for

Verb

get what one asked for (third-person singular simple present gets what one asked for, present participle getting what one asked for, simple past got what one asked for, past participle (UK) got what one asked for or (US) gotten what one asked for)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of get what's coming to one.

Questions about gotten what one asked for

What is gotten what one asked for the past participle of?
Gotten what one asked for is the past participle of get what one asked for.

Words near gotten what one asked for in the dictionary

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

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