# got

Pronunciation: say "GOT" US /ɡɑt/, UK /ɡɒt/, AUS /ɡɔt/

## Verb

1. Past tense of get. — simple past of get
   - Simple: Past tense of get. Use it for the past.
   - _He got the job after three rounds of interviews._
   - _They got tickets to the concert just before it sold out._
2. Past participle of get. In American English, gotten is more usual, except in have got meaning have or must. — past participle of get
   - Simple: Past participle of get. Use it after has, have or had.
   - _He has got a real knack for fixing old cars._
   - _We have got more than enough volunteers this year._
3. Used in casual speech to mean 'must' or 'have to,' expressing that something is necessary or required. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Used in casual speech to mean must or have to.
   - _We got to leave now or we'll miss the train._
   - _You got to trust me on this one._
4. Used together with a form of 'have' to express obligation or necessity.
   - Simple: Used with 'have' to show that something must be done.
   - _She has got to finish the report before Friday's meeting._
   - _They have got to decide soon, or the offer expires._
5. In colloquial and some regional varieties, to have or possess. *(dialectal)*
   - Simple: A casual way to say 'have': to own or hold something.
   - _We got plenty of room if you need a place to stay._
   - _He got a beat-up old truck that still runs fine._
6. Used to indicate that someone has something or that something exists, equivalent to 'have' or 'there is.' *(Manglish, Singlish)*
   - Simple: Used to show that someone has something or that something exists.
   - _Downstairs got a coffee shop that stays open until midnight._
   - _This morning on the expressway got an accident, so everyone was late._
7. Used as an aspect marker showing that an action has been completed or experienced by the subject. *(Singlish)*
   - Simple: Used to show that an action is finished or has happened to someone.
   - _You got go to Penang before, or is this your first time?_
   - _I got watch that movie already, so let's pick something else tonight._
8. In Singlish, placed before a verb to stress that the action has in fact been done. *(Singlish)*
   - Simple: In Singlish, used before a verb to say strongly that something really was done.
   - _Don't say I never help, I got call the plumber this morning._
   - _He got submit the form on time, but the office says they never receive it._
9. In Singlish, placed before a verb to mark habitual aspect, showing that an action regularly happens or regularly happened in the past. *(Singlish)*
   - Simple: In Singlish, used before a verb to show that someone does something often, now or in the past.
   - _Every morning he got jog around the reservoir before work._
   - _You got go church on Sunday or not?_
10. In Singlish, an auxiliary placed before a verb to present the action as real or certain rather than possible or hypothetical. *(Singlish)*
   - Simple: In Singlish, put before a verb to say the action is real and certain, not just possible or imagined.
   - _Ticket confirmed already, so I got fly Bangkok on Friday._
   - _Boss announce at the meeting just now, this year he got give us bonus._

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