gotten hold of
Managed to reach
Gotten hold of means to have obtained, reached, or made contact with something or someone.
You might have gotten hold of some rare documents or finally gotten hold of the landlord.
The phrase can also mean to have grasped physically or mentally: She'd gotten hold of the wrong end of the stick.
British English prefers "got hold of."
- reachedArrived at successfully
- textedSent phone message
- contactedMade communication with
- apprehendedCaptured or comprehended
- emailedSent electronic correspondence
got through to · got in touch · connected · tracked down · procured · messaged · owned · grasped · retrieved · get · comprehended · notified · called · obtained · possessed · gained · acquired · accessed
gotten hold oflet go of
lost · relinquished · released · given up · surrendered
gotten hold ofstumbled upon
Found unexpectedly
happened upon · chanced upon · bumped into · come across · fallen into
getting, hold, holds, holding, holder, holders, behold, beholden, beholder