gotten verb
got·ten
The verb form of gotten is get
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- 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
- verb with object gotten to hear or hear clearly: I didn't get your last name. 1
- verb with object gotten to acquire a mental grasp or command of; learn: to get a lesson. 1
- verb with object gotten to capture; seize: Get him before he escapes! 1
- verb with object gotten to receive as a punishment or sentence: to get a spanking; to get 20 years in jail. 1
- verb with object gotten to prevail on; influence or persuade: We'll get him to go with us. 1
- verb with object gotten to prepare; make ready: to get dinner. 1
- verb with object gotten (especially of animals) to beget. 1
- verb with object gotten Informal. to affect emotionally: Her pleas got me. 1
- verb with object gotten to hit, strike, or wound: The bullet got him in the leg. 1
- verb with object gotten Informal. to kill. 1
- verb with object gotten Informal. to take vengeance on: I'll get you yet! 1
- verb with object gotten to catch or be afflicted with; come down with or suffer from: He got malaria while living in the tropics. She gets butterflies before every performance. 1
- verb with object gotten Informal. to puzzle; irritate; annoy: Their silly remarks get me. 1
- verb with object gotten Informal. to understand; comprehend: I don't get the joke. This report may be crystal-clear to a scientist, but I don't get it. 1
- verb without object gotten to come to a specified place; arrive; reach: to get home late. 1
- verb without object gotten to succeed, become enabled, or be permitted: You get to meet a lot of interesting people. 1
- verb without object gotten to become or to cause oneself to become as specified; reach a certain condition: to get angry; to get sick. 1
- verb without object gotten (used as an auxiliary verb followed by a past participle to form the passive): to get married; to get elected; to get hit by a car. 1
- verb without object gotten to succeed in coming, going, arriving at, visiting, etc. (usually followed by away, in, into, out, etc.): I don't get into town very often. 1
- verb without object gotten to bear, endure, or survive (usually followed by through or over): Can he get through another bad winter? 1
- verb without object gotten to earn money; gain. 1
- verb without object gotten Informal. to leave promptly; scram: He told us to get. 1
- verb without object gotten to start or enter upon the action of (followed by a present participle expressing action): to get moving; Get rolling. 1
- verb gotten (now mostly, Canada, US, Ireland, Northern British) past participle of get. 0