Collocations for "gotta"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "gotta" in context.
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gotta
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- informal: sorry, I gotta [go, run]
- informal: gotta get going
- informal: gotta get to [class, work]
- informal: but what you gotta understand is...
- informal: she's gotta be kidding!
- informal: you gotta be kidding me!
- informal: just gotta try to keep [going, working through it]
- informal: you gotta do what you gotta do
- informal: you gotta go with the flow
- informal: you gotta love [it, him] really
- informal: this has just gotta work!
- informal: you gotta relax a little!
- informal: you gotta get out more!
- informal: (you) do what you gotta do
- informal: you gotta be [chilled, smart, streetwise]
- informal: this has gotta be a joke!
- informal: you just gotta try
- informal: you gotta [see, hear] this!
- informal: this has gotta be the [best, fastest, slowest, most boring]