gotten
Americanverb
verb
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a past participle of get
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(not usually in the infinitive)
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to have obtained
he had gotten a car for his 21st birthday
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to have become
I've gotten sick of your constant bickering
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Usage
See get.
Other Word Forms
- self-gotten adjective
- well-gotten adjective
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Example Sentences
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All three counties have gotten more than 50 calls for service when they’ll receive anywhere between five and 10 in a typical year.
From Los Angeles Times
But investors have gotten more nervous about the stock’s high valuation and whether artificial intelligence will disrupt software companies.
From MarketWatch
Instead, what they’ve gotten is something far more puzzling: steady retail growth on the surface, paired with an extraordinary buildup of household savings underneath.
From MarketWatch
They added that “the market narrative around disinflation effects has gotten ahead of itself” because a slowing pace of price gains may not play out for another two years.
From MarketWatch
“I didn’t get a final say, but Masali was incredible. She had just gotten off a plane from South Africa and it was a real lesson in auditioning for me.”
From Los Angeles Times
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