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gotten — 1. Few uses mark out the Americanness of a person more readily than their natural use of got and gotten as alternative past participles of get. (These uses are also spreading to Australia and New Zealand, as some of the examples given below will… … Modern English usage
gotten — [gät′ n] vt., vi. alt. pp. of GET USAGE although both GOTTEN and GOT are accepted past participles for most senses of the verb GET, GOTTEN has become the prevailing form in the U.S. in all speech and writing, especially for the senses of… … English World dictionary
gotten — gotten; un·gotten; … English syllables
Gotten — Got ten, p. p. of {Get}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gotten — pp. of GET (Cf. get), showing vestiges of the O.E. form of the verb … Etymology dictionary
gotten — AmE the past participle of get: You ve gotten us into a lot of trouble. see also: illgotten USAGE NOTE: GOTTEN GRAMMAR In British English, got is the past participle of get, but in American English, gotten is more commonly used as the past… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
gotten — got|ten [ˈgɔtn US ˈga:tn] AmE the past participle of ↑get →↑ill gotten gains ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ US/UK DIFFERENCE In American English, gotten is the usual past participle of get : I d gotten an A on the test. | It has gotten really warm. | I heard they had… … Dictionary of contemporary English
gotten — [[t]gɒ̱t(ə)n[/t]] Gotten is the past participle of get in American English. → See also ill gotten gains … English dictionary
Gotten — Get Get (g[e^]t), v. t. [imp. {Got} (g[o^]t) (Obs. {Gat} (g[a^]t)); p. p. {Got} (Obsolescent {Gotten} (g[o^]t t n)); p. pr. & vb. n. {Getting}.] [OE. geten, AS. gitan, gietan (in comp.); akin to Icel. geta, Goth. bigitan to find, L. prehendere to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gotten — See got, gotten … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
