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gotta.

Synonym of have got to, have to

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɡɒtə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɡɔtə/British, Southern, Standard[ˈɡɔtə] ~ [ˈɡɔʔə] ~ [ˈɡɔɾə]British, Southern, Standard/ˈɡɑtə/US
  1. Synonym of have got to, have to

    colloquial · no-past-participle · no-present-participle
    I gotta learn this for my exam.
    If there's beer, dude, you don't even gotta ask.
Where this word comes from

Contraction of got + to.

verb/ˈɡɒtə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɡɔtə/British, Southern, Standard[ˈɡɔtə] ~ [ˈɡɔʔə] ~ [ˈɡɔɾə]British, Southern, Standard/ˈɡɑtə/US
  1. Contraction of got + a.

    abbreviation · alt-of · colloquial · contraction
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