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had got

had got is the simple past and past participle of have got.

Meaning of have got

Verb

have got (third-person singular simple present has got, present participle having got, simple past and past participle had got)

  1. (UK, especially, idiomatic, transitive) To have.
    • I'd got her by the collar.
  2. (idiomatic, modal, with infinitive) To be obliged or obligated; must, have to, got to
    • I have got to do my homework.

Questions about had got

What is had got the simple past and past participle of?
Had got is the simple past and past participle of have got.

Words near had got in the dictionary

  1. had eyes in the back of one's head
  2. had fingers made of lime-twigs
  3. had form
  4. had full hands
  5. had fun
  6. had got
  7. had got a face on
  8. had got a point
  9. had got it made
  10. had got more chins than a Chinese phone book
  11. had got more chins than a Chinese phonebook

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