gotta
/ˈɡɒtə
/contraction informal
1Have got a: I gotta licence...
- I gotta car.
- She gotta nice voice.
1.1Have got to: you gotta be careful...
- Yeah, it's true mate, you gotta be really careful of not only what you say but how you say it.
- Sometimes you hear it a lot; sometimes you gotta hear from a certain person.
- You gotta love DC, where you always have to worry your best friend is wearing a wire.
