gotten

got·ten
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UK/ˈɡɒt.n̩/Canada, US/ˈɡɑ.tən/Canada, US[ˈɡɑ.tn̩]Canada, US[ˈɡɑ.ʔn̩]

adjective

Obtained, acquired.

“We've recently gotten a new apartment in Boston.”

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Meanings

verb

alternative Northumbria getten

  1. CanadaIrelandNorthern EnglandScotlandUSdialectalparticiplepastpast participle of get

    We've recently gotten a new apartment in Boston.

    2 more examples

    I've gotten to go to two of his birthday partys.

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

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 4:1
adjectivegotten (not comparable)

alternative Northumbria getten

  1. in compoundsnot comparableObtained, acquired.
verb

alternative Northumbria getten

  1. participlepastpast participle of git

Origin

Morphologically got + -en.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gotten

cottonforgottenrottenbegottenCottenWottonhottenshotten
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Anagrams

Tonteg
Cite this entry
APA

gotten. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gotten

MLA

“gotten.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gotten. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gotten,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gotten.

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