Dictionary

gotten en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• [ˈɡɑ.t̚n̩] (Canada, General-American)
• [ˈɡɑ.tn̩] (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈɡɑ.tən/ (Canada, General-American)
• (US) audio
• /ˈɡɒt.n̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˈɡɑ.ʔn̩] (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

Morphologically got + -en.

Meanings

1. (in-compounds, not-comparable) Obtained, acquired.

Forms

Deriveds

ungotten · misgotten · ill-gotten

gotten en · VERB

Pronunciation

• [ˈɡɑ.t̚n̩] (Canada, General-American)
• [ˈɡɑ.tn̩] (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈɡɑ.tən/ (Canada, General-American)
• (US) audio
• /ˈɡɒt.n̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˈɡɑ.ʔn̩] (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

Morphologically got + -en.

Meanings

1. (Canada, Ireland, Northern-England, Scotland, US, dialectal, form-of, participle, past) past participle of get
   form of get
   • And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 4:1:
2. (form-of, participle, past) past participle of git
   form of git

Forms