Got - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɡɑːt|  American pronunciation of the word got
Brit.  |ˈɡɒt|  British pronunciation of the word got
- this word is a past tense form of the verb to get
- this word is a past participle form of the verb to get

verb

- simple past tense of get
We got the last bus home.
- (UK, New Zealand) past participle of get
By that time we'd got very cold.
I've got two children.
How many children have you got?
- Expressing obligation.
I can't go out tonight, I've got to study for my exams.
- (Southern US, with to) must; have (to).
I got to go study.
- (Southern US, UK, slang) have
They got a new car.
He got a lot of nerve.

Extra examples

He got a bicycle for his birthday.

She got nothing but trouble for her efforts.

He got this book at the library.

He got this information from the Internet.

I finally got to work at home.

She got her plane two minutes before takeoff.

I got (through to) him on the telephone at last.

The teacher got chicken pox from the students.

He got six years in prison for tax fraud.

I've got this poem off by heart already.

The captain got his ship into the harbour safely in spite of rough sea.

The detective got the suspect as he left the restaurant.

His sad story really got to me, and I was moved to help him.

What got me was his utter lack of initiative.

His mother at last got across me, making rude remarks in my own home.

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