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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On Sunday, all of the residents lost heat and hot water, and now people in all but four buildings on the property have got some of their utilities back.
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Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
There's people who have got eight of nine pillows.
—Melody Chiu, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Others could justifiably have got the hook, too.
—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
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Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
There's people who have got eight of nine pillows.
—Melody Chiu, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Others could justifiably have got the hook, too.
—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
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“Have got.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20got. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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