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has got

has got is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 has got

What is has got the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Has got is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have got.

Words near has got in the dictionary

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

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