got

Acquired in past

Got is the past tense of get, and for some uses, also the past participle of get.

Speakers of British English always use got as the past participle.

Americans use got as the past participle in meanings of get related to obligation and possession: Have you got a quarter? You’ve got to be more careful.

For other meanings of get, Americans use gotten: I’ve gotten used to her accent. I should have gotten a haircut when I was in town.

acquired

bought

Obtained through payment

secured · attained · gained · received · earned · inherited · won · snagged · scored · landed

caught

nabbed

Seized or arrested

grabbed · trapped · cornered · collared · apprehended · busted · nailed · hooked · landed · bagged

became

grew

Increased gradually

  • turnedRotated or changed direction
  • wentPast tense of travel
  • becameTransitioned to being

fallen · waxed · come down with · developed · contracted · caught · picked up · acquired

arrived

reached

Arrived at successfully

landed · turned up · pulled in · appeared · entered

fetched

retrieved

Obtained again after loss

picked up · carried · delivered · found · located

understood

grasped

Clutched or understood

realized · caught · perceived · recognized · saw · figured out · clicked · registered · absorbed · digested

persuaded

convinced

Firmly believing something

made · caused · coaxed · urged · pushed · prompted · moved · motivated

Categories
Opposites
acquisition/possession

gotlost

Unable to navigate

gave · surrendered · gave away · relinquished · missed

arrival/movement

gotleft

Departed or portside

departed · went · went away · missed

Phrases
Family

forgotten, gotten, forgot, begot

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G