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have got

have got verb: to have.

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.
    • Jim's got his eyes closed, so you don't have to worry about him seeing you undressed.
  2. (idiomatic, modal, with infinitive) To be obliged or obligated; must, have to, got to
    • I have got to do my homework.

Forms of have got

third-person singular presenthas got
present participlehaving got
past participlehad got
pasthad got

Origin of have got

From the present perfect of get.

Words formed from have got

Questions about have got

What does have got mean?
Have got means to have.
What part of speech is have got?
Have got is a verb.
What is the past tense of have got?
The past tense of have got is had got.

Words near have got in the dictionary

  1. have fingers made of lime-twigs
  2. have form
  3. have full hands
  4. have fun
  5. have fun with Dick and Jane
  6. have got
  7. have got a face on
  8. have got a point
  9. have got it made
  10. have got more chins than a Chinese phone book
  11. have got more chins than a Chinese phonebook

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