"got" meaning in English

See got in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɡɒt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɡɑt/ [General-American], /ɡʌt/ [Boston, New-England], /ɡɒt/ [Boston, New-England], /ɡɔt/ [General-Australian, New-Zealand] Audio: en-us-got.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-got.wav [Southern-England], EN-AU ck1 got.ogg [Australia] Forms: got [present, singular, third-person], gots [nonstandard, present, singular, third-person], had [past, suppletive]
Rhymes: -ɒt Head templates: {{en-verb|got|-|had|-|past_qual=by suppletion|pres_3sg2=gots|pres_3sg2_qual=nonstandard}} got (third-person singular simple present got or (nonstandard) gots, no present participle, simple past (by suppletion) had, no past participle)
  1. Expressing obligation; used with have. Tags: no-past-participle, no-present-participle
    Sense id: en-got-en-verb-w27dVilR
  2. (informal, with to) Must; have/has (to). Tags: informal, no-past-participle, no-present-participle
    Sense id: en-got-en-verb-MO9NqW2s
  3. (informal, sometimes colloquial) Have. Tags: colloquial, informal, no-past-participle, no-present-participle, sometimes
    Sense id: en-got-en-verb-nF61Bmo9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ɡɒt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɡɑt/ [General-American], /ɡʌt/ [Boston, New-England], /ɡɒt/ [Boston, New-England], /ɡɔt/ [General-Australian, New-Zealand] Audio: en-us-got.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-got.wav [Southern-England], EN-AU ck1 got.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -ɒt Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} got
  1. simple past of get Tags: form-of, past Form of: get
    Sense id: en-got-en-verb-jxPRhSLX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, Singapore English Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 1 22 22 17 8 10 18 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 1 1 1 30 15 23 6 9 14 Disambiguation of Singapore English: 1 1 1 24 14 17 8 12 22
  2. past participle of get Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: get Synonyms (must, have (to)): gotta [informal]
    Sense id: en-got-en-verb-lvArBrVy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Singapore English Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 1 22 22 17 8 10 18 Disambiguation of Singapore English: 1 1 1 24 14 17 8 12 22 Disambiguation of 'must, have (to)': 38 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ɡɒt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɡɑt/ [General-American], /ɡʌt/ [Boston, New-England], /ɡɒt/ [Boston, New-England], /ɡɔt/ [General-Australian, New-Zealand] Audio: en-us-got.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-got.wav [Southern-England], EN-AU ck1 got.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -ɒt Etymology: Analogous to Chinese 有, such as Hokkien 有 (ū), Cantonese 有 (jau⁵), Mandarin 有 (yǒu). Sense 1 is also comparable to Malay ada. Etymology templates: {{sl|en|zh|有|notext=1}} Chinese 有, {{sl|en|nan-hbl|有|notext=1|tr=ū}} Hokkien 有 (ū), {{sl|en|yue|有|notext=1|tr=jau⁵}} Cantonese 有 (jau⁵), {{sl|en|cmn|有|notext=1|tr=yǒu}} Mandarin 有 (yǒu), {{sl|en|ms|ada|notext=1}} Malay ada Head templates: {{head|en|verb|indeclinable}} got (indeclinable)
  1. (Singlish, Manglish) Have; there is (indicates possession or existence). Tags: Manglish, Singlish, indeclinable
    Sense id: en-got-en-verb-IxTECY3~ Categories (other): Manglish, Singlish, English entries with incorrect language header, Singapore English Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 1 22 22 17 8 10 18 Disambiguation of Singapore English: 1 1 1 24 14 17 8 12 22
  2. (Singlish, auxiliary) Marks the completive or experiential aspect. Tags: Singlish, auxiliary, indeclinable
    Sense id: en-got-en-verb-U4qBK~Ha Categories (other): Singlish
  3. (Singlish, auxiliary) Used to emphasize that an action has been done. Tags: Singlish, auxiliary, indeclinable
    Sense id: en-got-en-verb-bLgZ8flP Categories (other): Singlish, English entries with incorrect language header, Singapore English Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 1 22 22 17 8 10 18 Disambiguation of Singapore English: 1 1 1 24 14 17 8 12 22
  4. (Singlish, auxiliary) Marks the habitual aspect in the present or past tense. Tags: Singlish, auxiliary, indeclinable
    Sense id: en-got-en-verb-JOYHNVlw Categories (other): Singlish, English entries with incorrect language header, Singapore English Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 1 22 22 17 8 10 18 Disambiguation of Singapore English: 1 1 1 24 14 17 8 12 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: where got
Etymology number: 2

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          "text": "Got lighter or not?",
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          "text": "I got ski before. ― I have skied before.",
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          "text": "I got go Taiwan next year. ― I’m already/actually going to Taiwan next year.",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "ref": "2010 August 22, Fiona Chan, The Sunday Times, Singapore, page 13",
          "text": "You got send [e-mail] meh? I never receive leh.",
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          "type": "example"
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        {
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        {
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