got

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see also: GoT

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ɡɒt/
• (America) IPA: /ɡɑt/
• (Boston, New England) IPA: /ɡʌt/, /ɡɒt/

Verb

1. simple past tense of get

   We got the last bus home.

2. (British, Australian, NZ) Past participle of get

   By that time we'd got very cold.

   I've got two children.

   How many children have you got?

3. Expressing obligation.

   I can't go out tonight, I've got to study for my exams.

4. (Southern US, with to) must#Verb|must; have (to).

   I got to go study.

   • 1971, Carol King and Gerry Goffin, “Smackwater Jack”, Tapestry, Ode Records

     We got to ride to clean up the streets / For our wives and our daughters!

5. (Southern US, nonstandard) have

   They got a new car.

   He got a lot of nerve.

6. (Southern US, AAVE, euphemistic, slang) to be murdered

   He got got.

7. (Singapore, colloquial) have, there is

   Got problem ah?

Synonyms

• (must, have (to)) gotta (informal)

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GoT

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Proper noun

1. Initialism of Game of Thrones

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