gottav.

Brit.

/ˈɡɒtə/, U.S.

/ˈɡɑdə/

Forms: 1800s– gotta, 1800s– gotter, 1900s– godda.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English got to.

Etymology: Representing a colloquial pronunciation of got to (see get v. IV.**).

transitive. = ‘got to’ (see get v. IV.**), frequently with omission of preceding ‘have’.

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1885 Punch 11 July 23/2 We gotter look like we meanter cut up didos wid Brer B'ar.

1891 World (N.Y.) 1 Oct. 2/6 I gotta talk to a reporter.

1908 Sat. Evening Post 25 Jan. 30/1 Tha' sale's at ten o'clock an' we godda be there.

1924 J. Buchan Three Hostages xviii. 263 He..went forward as if to take her arm. ‘You gotta come along,’ I heard.

1932 T. S. Eliot Sweeney Agonistes 29 But I've gotta use words when I talk to you.

1968 A. Diment Great Spy Race iii. 35 Sorry, can't stay, gotta rush.

1993 S. Stewart Ramlin Rose vii. 64 I still felt weak and wantly after losin Mum and havin the baby but I was young, I gotter buck-oop.

2005 Sydney Morning Herald 8 Apr. 19 Sometimes ya gotta lie to bring out the best in people!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gotta
释义	gottav. Brit. /ˈɡɒtə/, U.S. /ˈɡɑdə/ Forms: 1800s– gotta, 1800s– gotter, 1900s– godda. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English got to. Etymology: Representing a colloquial pronunciation of got to (see get v. IV.*). transitive. = ‘got to’ (see get v. IV.), frequently with omission of preceding ‘have’. ΚΠ 1885 Punch* 11 July 23/2 We gotter look like we meanter cut up didos wid Brer B'ar. 1891 World (N.Y.) 1 Oct. 2/6 I gotta talk to a reporter. 1908 Sat. Evening Post 25 Jan. 30/1 Tha' sale's at ten o'clock an' we godda be there. 1924 J. Buchan Three Hostages xviii. 263 He..went forward as if to take her arm. ‘You gotta come along,’ I heard. 1932 T. S. Eliot Sweeney Agonistes 29 But I've gotta use words when I talk to you. 1968 A. Diment Great Spy Race iii. 35 Sorry, can't stay, gotta rush. 1993 S. Stewart Ramlin Rose vii. 64 I still felt weak and wantly after losin Mum and havin the baby but I was young, I gotter buck-oop. 2005 Sydney Morning Herald 8 Apr. 19 Sometimes ya gotta lie to bring out the best in people! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1885
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