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got

verb
SayGOT/ɡɑt/UK/ɡɒt//ɡɔt/

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10 meanings of got

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  1. 1
    received (past)verb
    Past tense of get. Use it for the past.

    She got a new bike for her birthday.

    We got home before the rain started.

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  2. 2
    have nowverb
    Past participle of get. Use it after has, have or had.

    She has got plenty of time to finish the test.

    They have got everything they need for the trip.

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  3. 3
    must (casual)verbcolloquial
    Used in casual speech to mean must or have to.

    I got to finish my homework before dinner.

    You got to be careful crossing that road.

    Similarmust

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  4. 4
    must (with have)verb
    Used with 'have' to show that something must be done.

    I have got to call my mom tonight.

    We have got to fix this leak before it gets worse.

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  5. 5
    verbdialectaltransitive
    A casual way to say 'have': to own or hold something.

    I got two brothers and a sister back home.

    She got a real talent for music.

    Similarhave, own, possess

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  6. 6
    verbManglishSinglishtransitiveinvariable
    Used to show that someone has something or that something exists.

    This weekend got a big sale at the mall.

    Near my school got one small shop that sells cold drinks.

    Similarhave

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  7. 7
    have it doneverbSinglishauxiliarytransitiveinvariable
    Used to show that an action is finished or has happened to someone.

    You got try this soup before?

    My sister got ride a horse before.

    Similarhad

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    did (I insist)verbSinglishauxiliaryinvariable
    In Singlish, used before a verb to say strongly that something really was done.

    Don't worry, I got pay the bill already.

    Teacher, I got do my homework, I just forgot to bring it.

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  9. 9
    habitverbSinglishauxiliaryinvariable
    In Singlish, used before a verb to show that someone does something often, now or in the past.

    My grandma got take the bus to the market every Saturday.

    Last time, we got walk to school every day.

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  10. 10
    certain planverbSinglishauxiliaryinvariable
    In Singlish, put before a verb to say the action is real and certain, not just possible or imagined.

    Next month we got go Penang for my cousin's wedding, all booked already.

    Don't worry lah, I got come tomorrow, I promise you.

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got is a form of get

get, verb: To buy, find, or be given something so you have it. Full entry

Forms
getgets he/she/itgetting -ing formgot past tense, past participle
Spelling
get → got: irregular (no -ed)

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