got ‧ ten /ˈɡɒtn $ ˈɡɑːtn/ BrE AmE
American English the past participle of ↑ get
⇨ ↑ ill-gotten gains
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GRAMMAR
In American English, gotten is the usual past participle of get :
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I’d gotten an A on the test.
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I heard they had gotten divorced.
► In the phrase have got to , meaning 'must', gotten is never used instead of got :
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The deaths have got to stop.
In British English, gotten is not used. The past participle of get in British English is got :
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I had got a letter from my sister in Australia.