Usage notes * (past participle of get) The second sentence literally means "At some time in the past I got (obtained) two children", but in "have got" constructions like this, where "got" is used in the sense of "obtained", the sense of obtaining is lost, becoming merely one of possessing, and the sentence is in effect just a more colloquial way of saying "I have two children".
Usage notes * (past participle of get) The second sentence literally means "At some time in the past I got (obtained) two children", but in "have got" constructions like this, where "got" is used in the sense of "obtained", the sense of obtaining is lost, becoming merely one of possessing, and the sentence is in effect just a more colloquial way of saying "I have two children". ” Again, this will sound more natural to those accustomed to British English.
How do use the word got in a sentence? I like to use the word got as an active verb, as in: I got caught, or I got in; instead of as a passive verb, as in: she got engaged, or he got cancer. Learn more.
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