have got to

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have got to

verb has got to · having got to · had got to · got to · gotta

alternative Alternative form of have to (“must”). He said he'd got to leave.

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@misc{have_got_to_2026,
  title = {have got to},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/have%20got%20to},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}