have got

phrase

: have

—used in present tense situations usually in informal writing and in ordinary speech.

I sent the package to him yesterday. I hope he has got it.

It's getting late. We've got to go.

Examples of have got in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Word about Cunha’s quality must have got back to the former Real Madrid and Chelsea coach, who has called him up for two friendlies against Australia and one with India during the September-October international break. — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Project-tracking specialists claim to have got the answer from primary sources. — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

But Anne Archer finds a tape and on the tape, the Glenn Close character threatened suicide and this would have got him off. — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

But the bright, eye-catching, electronic billboards have got plenty of people amped up. — Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for have got

• aeronaut
• aforethought
• afterthought
• apricot
• argonaut
• astronaut
• camelot
• coffeepot
• concordat
• cosmonaut
• entrepot
• flowerpot