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Michaelting Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

'got'

I got your pencil.

got means '' received'' from dictionary.com .

But, from my experience, I got your pencil means that I have your pencil.So does it mean

a) I received your pencil?

b) I have your pencil?

Scenario 2,

I got you beside me.

From what i think, It means I have you beside me.
  

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Hi, I got your pencil. com . So does it mean a) I received your pencil?

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Hi,

I got your pencil.

got means '' received'' from dictionary.com .

But, from my experience, I got your pencil means that I have your pencil.So does it mean

a) I received your pencil?

b) I have your pencil?

It can mean either. It depends on the context.

Sce
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Hi,

Well the verb 'get' has many different meanings according to the context in which it is used.

See this link to know them.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/get

I hope it helps, but see what others have to say.

TS
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In my opinion, "I got" meaning "I have" is incorrect (although commonly heard) -- it should be "I've got." I realize that "I've got" is less formal than "I have," and would not use it in formal writing. In conversation, however,

I would use "I've got" meaning "I have" both in the sense of possession ("I've got a problem") and necessity (I've got to go now.") I would not use "I got" in
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Hi,

But with the Simple Past tense meaning, 'I got' is fine.

eg Yesterday I went to your desk and I got your pencil.

The meaning here is 'I obtained your pencil'.

So, as usual, it all
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Oh yes, I definitely agree with that. "I got" = "I received/obtained." It was "I got" = "I have" that I was taking issue with.

This topic is confounded by the fact that after you obtain something, you possess it. So after you get (obtain) something, (a) you have gotten it (you have obtained it) and also (b) you have got it (you possess it).
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Hi,

Yes, and it is further confounded by the fact that 'I have gotten' is a characteristic of AmericanEnglish.
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Aaargh! So you say "I've got" when we would say "I've gotten"? Too confusing!

I feel sorry anyone who has to learn this ridiculous language from scratch!
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Cliveconfounded by the fact that 'I have gotten' is a characteristic of American English.
Yes, but not in this possession idiom. We never say "I've gotten a pencil" as the equivalent of "I have a pencil".
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michaeltingBut, from my experience, I got your pencil means that I have your pencil.So does it mean
a) I received your pencil?
b) I have your pencil?
Yes, it can certainly mean b), but it's a sloppy pronunciation of "I've got your pencil". It also means a).

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Wait, so let me make a conclusion.

got= obtained, possessed(have)

have got= have received/obtained

have gotten is not applicable in British English.

So let's make a sentence.

I went to your table to get your pencil(obtain). I got your pencil (have/obtained)

Anyway last question,

I have had your pencil. (Does this mean that I obtained y
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