have got
idiom
: 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.
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Others could justifiably have got the hook, too.
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Paul Taylor, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Back in the postwar present, we’re reunited with the Ghoul and Lucy, who have got themselves into a bit of hot water.
—Jack King, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
Other guys have got to make some shots.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
And as Joanne's sister, Morgan (Justine Lupe), puts it, these two have got to get out of the honeymoon phase and face reality: their different relationships with faith could be a problem.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
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Paul Taylor, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Back in the postwar present, we’re reunited with the Ghoul and Lucy, who have got themselves into a bit of hot water.
—Jack King, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
Other guys have got to make some shots.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
And as Joanne's sister, Morgan (Justine Lupe), puts it, these two have got to get out of the honeymoon phase and face reality: their different relationships with faith could be a problem.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for have got
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“Have got.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20got. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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