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gotten with the program

gotten with the program is the past participle of get with the program.

Meaning of get with the program

Verb

get with the program (third-person singular simple present gets with the program, present participle getting with the program, simple past got with the program, past participle gotten with the program)

  1. (US, idiomatic, informal) To become organized, current, or aware; to adopt the prevailing viewpoint.
    • When the student was behind on his vocabulary, the teacher said, "get with the program!"
    Synonyms:
    get a clue, get with it, get with the times, move with the times, keep up with the times, be on top of things, get, be on the same page
  2. (US, idiomatic, informal) To work productively toward the objective of a shared enterprise, especially after the objective or the environment has changed.
    • Though natural gas prices dropped, the folks doing solar didn't get with the program.
  3. (US, idiomatic, informal) To comply with the norms of a social group, especially a shared enterprise; to comply with the accepted or prevailing way of doing things.
    • Dude, get with the program! We don't do casual Fridays any more.

Questions about gotten with the program

What is gotten with the program the past participle of?
Gotten with the program is the past participle of get with the program.

Words near gotten with the program in the dictionary

  1. gotten wind of
  2. gotten wise
  3. gotten with
  4. gotten with child
  5. gotten with it
  6. gotten with the program
  7. gotten with the times
  8. gotten work done
  9. gotten wrong
  10. gotter
  11. Gottesman

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