"gotta" meaning in English

See gotta in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Contraction

Forms: gotta
Etymology: : gotta: συναίρεση του have to
  1. συνηρημένη μορφή του have to
    Sense id: el-gotta-en-contraction-Pbm1dDFs Categories (other): Ανεπίσημοι όροι (αγγλικά), Προφορικοί όροι (αγγλικά)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: have to
{
  "etymology_text": ": gotta: συναίρεση του have to",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gotta"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "contraction",
  "related": [
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "δείτε",
        "το ρήμα"
      ],
      "word": "have to"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ανεπίσημοι όροι (αγγλικά)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Προφορικοί όροι (αγγλικά)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You gotta go to bed right now.",
          "translation": "Πρέπει να πας αμέσως για ύπνο."
        },
        {
          "text": "It’s gotta be John.",
          "translation": "Πρέπει να είναι ο Γιάννης."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "συνηρημένη μορφή του have to"
      ],
      "id": "el-gotta-en-contraction-Pbm1dDFs",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ανεπίσημο",
        "προφορικό"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "gotta"
}
{
  "etymology_text": ": gotta: συναίρεση του have to",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gotta"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "contraction",
  "related": [
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "δείτε",
        "το ρήμα"
      ],
      "word": "have to"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ανεπίσημοι όροι (αγγλικά)",
        "Προφορικοί όροι (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You gotta go to bed right now.",
          "translation": "Πρέπει να πας αμέσως για ύπνο."
        },
        {
          "text": "It’s gotta be John.",
          "translation": "Πρέπει να είναι ο Γιάννης."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "συνηρημένη μορφή του have to"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "ανεπίσημο",
        "προφορικό"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "gotta"
}

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