got

1. 1

   Expressing obligation; used with have.no-past-participleno-present-participle

   • I can’t go out tonight: I’ve got to study for my exams.
2. 2

   Must; have/has (to).colloquialno-past-participleno-present-participle

   • I got to go study.
3. 3

   Have/has.colloquialno-past-participleno-present-participle

   • They got a new car.
   • He got a lot of nerve.

1. 1

   simple past of getform-ofpast

   • We got the last bus home.
2. 2

   past participle of getform-ofparticiplepast

   • By that time we’d got very cold.
   • I’ve got two children.
3. 3

   simple past of gitform-ofpast

syn. gotta

1. 1

   Have; there is (indicates the possession or existence of something).ManglishSinglishinvariable

   • You got problem is it?
   • Got ants over here.
2. 2

   Marks the completive or experiential aspect.Singlishauxiliaryinvariable

   • You got shower?
   • I got ski.
3. 3

   Used as a marker of realis modality.Singlishauxiliaryinvariable

   • I got go Taiwan next year.
4. 4

   Used to emphasize that an action has been done.Singlishauxiliaryinvariable

   • I got tell them just now.
5. 5

   Marks the habitual aspect in the present or past tense.Singlishauxiliaryinvariable

   • I got cook meals for them.
   • You got play badminton?