got

Etymology 1

verb

1. Expressing obligation; used with have.
   I can't go out tonight: I've got to study for my exams.
2. (informal, with to) Must; have/has (to).
   I got to go study.
   We got to ride to clean up the streets / For our wives and our daughters! 1971, Carole King, Gerry Goffin (lyrics and music), “Smackwater Jack”, in Tapestry, Ode Records
3. (informal, sometimes colloquial) Have.
   They got a new car.
   He got a lot of nerve.

verb

1. simple past of get
   We got the last bus home.
2. past participle of get
   By that time we'd got very cold.
   I've got two children.
   How many children have you got?

Etymology 2

Analogous to Chinese 有 (ū / jau⁵ / yǒu).

verb

1. (Singlish) Have; there is.
   Got problem is it?
   Got ants over here.
   Can become taxi driver only. Take home pay, if no SARS $1,500. If got SARS less than $300. 2003, globalise, soc.culture.singapore (Usenet)
2. (Singlish, auxiliary) Marks the completive or experiential aspect.
   You got shower? ― Have you showered?
   You got ski? ― Did you go skiing?
   You got send [e-mail] meh? I never receive leh. 22 August 2010, Fiona Chan, The Sunday Times, Singapore, page 13