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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Well, the 49ers have got a Pro Bowl quarterback in a record-setting Purdy, and a tremendous supporting cast that is healthy and hungry.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2024
Harry Potter’s eight movies must have got a lot of clicks.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2024
And Democrats and Republicans have got to come together to make sure that doesn't happen.
—CBS News, 26 Nov. 2023
Look, this is the reality of this conflict, is that people in Gaza have got nowhere to go.
—ABC News, 19 Nov. 2023
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Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2024
Harry Potter’s eight movies must have got a lot of clicks.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2024
And Democrats and Republicans have got to come together to make sure that doesn't happen.
—CBS News, 26 Nov. 2023
Look, this is the reality of this conflict, is that people in Gaza have got nowhere to go.
—ABC News, 19 Nov. 2023
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“Have got.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20got. Accessed 22 Sep. 2024.
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