Meaning

2 senses
  1. (UK, especially, idiomatic, transitive)To have.

    I'd got her by the collar.

    Jim's got his eyes closed, so you don't have to worry about him seeing you undressed.

    have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense

  2. (idiomatic, modal, with infinitive)To be obliged or obligated; must, have to, got to

    I have got to do my homework.

Origin

From the present perfect of get.

From the present perfect of get.

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Forms

has got, having got, had got, had got
Base formhave got · to have got
3rd person singularhas got
Present participlehaving got
Past simplehad got
Past participlehad got

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhave got
he, she, ithas got

Past simpleLesson

all personshad got

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave had got
he, she, ithas had got

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill have got

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense:havehold

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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