I haven't got a clue

[blueshoes.]

Test No. incompl/inter-20 "Will or Shall?", question 2

I can see from the expression on your face that you haven't ..........

(a) got a thought
(b) got a view
(c) got a clue
(d) got a suggestion

Test No. incompl/inter-20 "Will or Shall?", answer 2

I can see from the expression on your face that you haven't got a clue.

Correct answer: (c) got a clue

Your answer was: incorrect
I can see from the expression on your face that you haven't got a suggestion.
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Hi!

What does clue mean?

Thanks

[Alan]

Clue means something that helps you find an answer. I haven't got a clue means I do not know the answer. The word is used by a police detective who is trying to find out who committed a crime and the clues are the pieces of evidence that help him find the criminal.
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[Shafqat]

[Mister Micawber]

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In AmE at least, 'I have gotten' = 'I have received' and 'I have got' = 'I possess'.
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[Shafqat]

Dear sir,

Thanks a lot You want tosay that

i have got= i have gotten= i have received = i possess (past tense)

these sentences are equal we can use according to sentences.

regards
Khan

[Mister Micawber]

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No. In AmE, they have different meanings:

'I have gotten' = 'I have received'
'I have got' = 'I possess'.

I have got a letter from my girlfriend = I possess her letter (I may have received it long ago).

I have gotten a letter from my girlfriend = I just received her letter.
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