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gotten.

Obtained, acquired.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɡɒt.n̩/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɡɑ.tən/Canada, General-American[ˈɡɑ.tn̩]Canada, General-American[ˈɡɑ.ʔn̩]Canada, General-American

  1. Obtained, acquired.

    in-compounds · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Morphologically got + -en.

verb/ˈɡɒt.n̩/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɡɑ.tən/Canada, General-American[ˈɡɑ.tn̩]Canada, General-American[ˈɡɑ.ʔn̩]Canada, General-American

  1. past participle of get

    Canada · Ireland · Northern-England · Scotland · US · dialectal · form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

Morphologically got + -en.

verb/ˈɡɒt.n̩/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɡɑ.tən/Canada, General-American[ˈɡɑ.tn̩]Canada, General-American[ˈɡɑ.ʔn̩]Canada, General-American

  1. past participle of git

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

Morphologically got + -en.

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