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Antonyms for gotten


Grammar : Verb
Spell : got-n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɒt n



Definition of gotten

Origin :
  • past participle of get, showing vestiges of the Old English form of the verb.
  • verb come into possession of; achieve
  • verb fall victim to
  • verb seize
  • verb come to be
  • verb understand
  • verb arrive
  • verb contact for communication
  • verb arrange, manage desired goal
  • verb convince, induce
  • verb have an effect on
  • verb produce offspring
  • verb irritate, upset
Example sentences :
  • "The spring has gotten a strangle-hold on my judgment," he said to himself.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Well, between you and me, I wish he'd gotten away clean-handed.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Still it must be admitted that if young Ried had gotten some new ideas, so also had she.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • I must have gotten too near the mare, for before I knew it he had lifted me out of danger.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • To which he answered, they were some lines he had gotten by heart out of a play.
  • Extract from : « Joseph Andrews, Vol. 2 » by Henry Fielding
  • May he forgive the folly and wickedness of many who have gotten it up!
  • Extract from : « Slavery Ordained of God » by Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.
  • Sir, are you satisfied with these consequences of the agitation you have gotten up?
  • Extract from : « Slavery Ordained of God » by Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.
  • I have, at last, gotten one; but it is a very rude instrument.
  • Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
  • While speaking he had gotten into his coat; now he walked toward 383 the door.
  • Extract from : « A Breath of Prairie and other stories » by Will Lillibridge
  • Without his help, they would never have gotten the concessions.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola

Synonyms for gotten

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