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having got

having got is the present participle and gerund 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 having got

What is having got the present participle and gerund of?
Having got is the present participle and gerund of have got.

Words near having got in the dictionary

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

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