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got‧ten
American English the past participle of get
➔ ill-gotten gainsUS/UK DIFFERENCE 
US/UK DIFFERENCE 
In American English, gotten is the usual past participle of get • I'd gotten an A on the test. • It has gotten really warm. • I heard they had gotten divorced.gotten is not used as the past participle for got to meaning 'must'. Speakers of American English say had to rather than had got to • We had to be there on time. In British English, gotten is not used. The past participle of get in British English is got • I had got a letter from my sister in Australia.
US/UK DIFFERENCE In American English, gotten is the usual past participle of get • I'd gotten an A on the test. • It has gotten really warm. • I heard they had gotten divorced.gotten is not used as the past participle for got to meaning 'must'. Speakers of American English say had to rather than had got to • We had to be there on time. In British English, gotten is not used. The past participle of get in British English is got • I had got a letter from my sister in Australia.
