26984 words

gotten

3 definitions • 4 examples
1
past participle of

Examples:

They were so pleased that they'd finally gotten to visit (= succeeded in visiting) England.
2
past participle of get:

Examples:

If you hadn’t gotten sick, we’d be in Hawaii now.
She’s gotten used to having me around.
3
Gotten is also used with “have” to show that someone has recently come to possess something:

Examples:

I’ve gotten (= I recently bought) a new pair of glasses.

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