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gotta^¹

/ˈɡɒtə/ UK
/ˈɡɔtə/ British, Southern, Standard
[ˈɡɔtə] ~ [ˈɡɔʔə] ~ [ˈɡɔɾə] British, Southern, Standard
/ˈɡɑtə/ US
[ˈɡɑɾə] US
/ˈɡʌtə/ Boston, New England
/ˈɡɒtə/ Boston, New England
/ˈɡɔtə/ Australia
[ˈɡɔɾə] Australia
/ˈɡɒtə/ New Zealand
[ˈɡɔ̟ɾə] ~ [ˈɡɞ̠ɾə] New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɒtə, -ʌtə

Where it comes from

Contraction of got + to.

verb gotta · had to

colloquial, no past participle, no present participle Synonym of have got to, have to I gotta learn this for my exam.
Similar: have got to, have to

gotta^²

/ˈɡɒtə/ UK
/ˈɡɔtə/ British, Southern, Standard
[ˈɡɔtə] ~ [ˈɡɔʔə] ~ [ˈɡɔɾə] British, Southern, Standard
/ˈɡɑtə/ US
[ˈɡɑɾə] US
/ˈɡʌtə/ Boston, New England
/ˈɡɒtə/ Boston, New England
/ˈɡɔtə/ Australia
[ˈɡɔɾə] Australia
/ˈɡɒtə/ New Zealand
[ˈɡɔ̟ɾə] ~ [ˈɡɞ̠ɾə] New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɒtə, -ʌtə

verb

abbreviation, colloquial, contraction Contraction of got + a. I gotta feeling that tonight's gonna be a good night

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: and, aw, bet, better, can, couple, did, dois, duty, faut, fish, get, going, gonna, gor, gorra

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MLA

"gotta." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gotta. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

gotta. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gotta

Chicago

"gotta." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gotta.

BibTeX

@misc{gotta_2026,
  title = {gotta},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gotta},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}