gotten

got·ten

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [got-n]
- /ˈgɒt n/
- /ˈɡɒt.ən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [got-n]
- /ˈgɒt n/

Definitions of gotten word

verb gotten a past participle of get. 1
verb with object gotten to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension. 1
verb with object gotten to cause to be in one's possession or succeed in having available for one's use or enjoyment; obtain; acquire: to get a good price after bargaining; to get oil by drilling; to get information. 1
verb with object gotten to go after, take hold of, and bring (something) for one's own or for another's purposes; fetch: Would you get the milk from the refrigerator for me? 1
verb with object gotten to cause or cause to become, to do, to move, etc., as specified; effect: to get one's hair cut; to get a person drunk; to get a fire to burn; to get a dog out of a room. 1
verb with object gotten to communicate or establish communication with over a distance; reach: You can always get me by telephone. 1

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Origin of gotten

First appearance:

before 1150

One of the 7% oldest English words

1150-1200; (v.) Middle English geten < Old Norse geta to obtain, beget; cognate with Old English -gietan (> Middle English yeten), German -gessen, in vergessen to forget; (noun) Middle English: something gotten, offspring, derivative of the v.

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Parts of speech for Gotten

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Gotten

gotten popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for gotten

adjective gotten

received — generally or traditionally accepted; conventional; standard: a received moral idea.
realized — to grasp or understand clearly.
realised — to grasp or understand clearly.

All 3 Synonyms of gotten

Antonyms for gotten

verb gotten

arrived — to come to a certain point in the course of travel; reach one's destination: He finally arrived in Rome.
continued — continuing; not having stopped
entered — Simple past tense and past participle of enter.
filled — to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
occupied — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.

All 16 Antonyms of gotten