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got
[ got ]
auxiliary verb
- Informal. must; have got (followed by an infinitive).
got
/ ɡɒ /
verb
- the past tense and past participle of get
- have got
- to possess
he has got three apples
- takes an infinitive used as an auxiliary to express compulsion felt to be imposed by or upon the speaker
I've got to get a new coat
- have got it bad or have got it badly informal.to be infatuated
Usage Note
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Example Sentences
The Dodgers’ bullpen got an unexpected, and badly needed, reprieve Tuesday night.
“They’ve got to feel like this rests with them,” said Hahn.
"This is one of the sad things about this election campaign here: whether the Voice got up or didn't get up, we still had work to do," he said.
“No matter what, we can’t look in the future. So we got to focus on this game and then, from there, go on.”
"It's not yet lawful to say I've got to have one. And I really, really don't want one. I'm perfectly happy with the way things are," she said.
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