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• gotten — got|ten [ˈgɔtn US ˈga:tn] AmE the past participle of ↑get →↑ill gotten gains ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ US/UK DIFFERENCE In American English, gotten is the usual past participle of get : I d gotten an A on the test. | It has gotten really warm. | I heard they had… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• gotten — 1. Few uses mark out the Americanness of a person more readily than their natural use of got and gotten as alternative past participles of get. (These uses are also spreading to Australia and New Zealand, as some of the examples given below will… …   Modern English usage

• gotten — [gät′ n] vt., vi. alt. pp. of GET USAGE although both GOTTEN and GOT are accepted past participles for most senses of the verb GET, GOTTEN has become the prevailing form in the U.S. in all speech and writing, especially for the senses of… …   English World dictionary

• gotten — AmE the past participle of get: You ve gotten us into a lot of trouble. see also: ill­gotten USAGE NOTE: GOTTEN GRAMMAR In British English, got is the past participle of get, but in American English, gotten is more commonly used as the past… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Elvis has left the building — Elvis has left the building! is a phrase that was often used by public address announcers following Elvis Presley concerts to disperse audiences who lingered in hopes of an Elvis encore. Al Dvorin, a concert announcer who traveled with Elvis… …   Wikipedia

• Elvis has left the building — „Elvis has left the building!“ ist eine Redensart, die oft von Sprechern nach Konzerten von Elvis Presley verwendet wurde, um auf eine Zugabe wartende Zuschauer zum Gehen zu veranlassen. Al Dvorin, ein Sprecher, der während Presleys gesamter… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• ill gotten goods never thrive — Cf. CICERO Philippica II. xxvii. 65 male parta, male dilabuntur, things ill gotten slip away in evil ways. A less colourful saying on the same theme as what is got over the devil’s back is spent under his belly. 1519 W. HORMAN Vulgaria 77 Euyll… …   Proverbs new dictionary

• ill-gotten — UK US /ˌɪlˈgɒtən/ adjective ► that someone has got in a dishonest, unfair, or illegal way: »ill gotten gains/wealth/profits …   Financial and business terms

• ill-gotten gains — N PLURAL Ill gotten gains are things that someone has obtained in a dishonest or illegal way. But many leaders have invested their ill gotten gains in several different countries …   English dictionary

• Where No Fan Has Gone Before — Futurama episode Melllvar and the original cast of Star Trek …   Wikipedia

• ill-gotten gains — [ˌɪl gɒt(ə)n ˈgeɪnz] noun [plural] often humorous money or property that someone has obtained in an illegal or dishonest way …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English