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UK /ɡɔt/ US /ɡɑt/

verb 8noun 4name 2

Collocations

ADJ.

all, fair, high, highest, over, sick, useful

I got sick after eating that seafood at the restaurant yesterday.

VERB + GOT

haven't, time

I haven't got time to finish this project before the deadline tomorrow.

GOT + NOUN

ants, beard, complexion, frog, lighter, lightning, lot, money

He got a beard after not shaving for three weeks during his vacation.

PREP.

about, in, up

I got up early this morning to catch the train to work.

ADV.

already

I've already got everything I need for the trip tomorrow.

Definitions

verb

Expressing obligation; used with have.

I can’t go out tonight: I’ve got to study for my exams.

Must; have/has (to).

I got to go study.

We got to ride to clean up the streets / For our wives and our daughters!

Have/has.

They got a new car.

He got a lot of nerve.

verb

Have; there is (indicates possession or existence).

Got problem is it?

Got ants over here.

Marks the completive or experiential aspect.

You got shower?

I got ski.

Used as a marker of realis modality.

I got go Taiwan next year.

Used to emphasize that an action has been done.

I got tell them just now.

Marks the habitual aspect in the present or past tense.

I got cook meals for them.

You got play badminton?

name

Initialism of Game of Thrones.

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Idioms & Phrases

been there, done that, got the T-shirt

Alternative form of been there, done that, bought the T-shirt.

pull the other one, it's got bells on

Expresses disbelief.

Is he going to study integrals? Pull the other one, it's got bells on—he can't even do basic multiplication.

have got

To have.

I'd got her by the collar.

you never know what you've got till it's gone

People tend to take things for granted while they are available.

a dumb priest never got a parish

Those who fail to speak up will fail to get what they desire.

Example Bank

I can’t go out tonight: I’ve got to study for my exams.

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I got to go study.

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We got to ride to clean up the streets / For our wives and our daughters!

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Got problem is it?

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Got ants over here.

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“Got lighter or not?”

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, got is marked as colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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