adjective
gotten
GOT-n
adjective
1
Obtained or acquired.
"It was a hard-gotten victory after three overtime periods."
verb
1
Past participle of "get", used mainly in American English.
"She has gotten much better at chess this year."
"We had gotten used to the noise by the time we moved out."
How to Use Gotten
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe past participle "gotten" — as in "has gotten" — common in American English.
UK vs US
American English regularly uses "gotten" ("I've gotten better"), while British English almost always uses "got" instead ("I've got better").
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Etymology
Formed from "got" plus the old past-participle ending "-en", the same pattern seen in "forgotten".