adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   past participle of get Canada, Ireland, Northern-English, Scotland, US, archaic, form-of, participle, past

   "And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD."

Adjective

1. 1
   obtained, acquired in-compounds, not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

got

Example

More examples

"By the time you get out of jail, she'll probably have gotten married."

Etymology

Morphologically got + -en.

Related phrases

ill-gotten

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