Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have got to

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.84 in modern English

Syllables: have -got -to
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of have to (“must”).

Example Sentences

"He said he'd got to leave."
"Haven't you got to finish the essay today?"
"Hey, you've got to hide your love away"

Inflected Forms

has got to (present, singular) having got to (participle, present) had got to (participle, past) had got to (past) got to (alternative) gotta (alternative)

Questions

What does have got to mean?: Alternative form of have to (“must”).

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