getting
Meaning of getting
verb, gerund or present participle
- come to have (something); receive.
I got a letter from him the other day
what kind of reception did you get?
- succeed in attaining, achieving, or experiencing; obtain.
I need all the sleep I can get
he got a teaching job in California
- reach or cause to reach a specified state or condition.
he'd got thinner
it's getting late
you'll get used to it
I need to get my hair cut
- come, go, or make progress eventually or with some difficulty.
Nigel got home very late
he hadn't got very far with the book yet
- see have.
- catch or apprehend (someone).
the police have got him
- understand (an argument or the person making it).
What do you mean? I don't get it
- acquire (knowledge) by study; learn.
that knowledge which is gotten at school
Middle English: from Old Norse geta ‘obtain, beget, guess’; related to Old English gietan (in begietan ‘beget’, forgietan ‘forget’), from an Indo-European root shared by Latin praeda ‘booty, prey’, praehendere ‘get hold of, seize’, and Greek khandanein ‘hold, contain, be able’.
Information about getting
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of getting is: gettings.
- Languages in which getting is used:
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Hyphenation of getting
get-ting
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- getting is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
getting synonyms
Meaning acquiring:
Meaning buy or obtain (an asset or object) for oneself:
Meaning get, acquire, or secure (something):
Meaning be given, presented with, or paid (something):
Meaning obtain or secure (something wanted or desirable):
Meaning obtain (money) in return for labour or services:
Meaning acquire or secure as a result of a contest, conflict, bet, or other endeavour:
Meaning obtain in exchange for payment:
Meaning acquire (something) by paying for it; buy:
Meaning obtain (something), especially with care or effort:
Meaning succeed in obtaining (something), especially with difficulty:
Meaning come together; assemble or accumulate:
Meaning bring or gather together (a number of things):
Meaning take (something) for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission:
Meaning gather together or accumulate (a large amount or number of material or things) over a period of time:
Meaning attach or fasten with a hook or hooks:
Meaning succeed in obtaining or achieving (something desirable), especially in the face of competition:
Meaning successfully bring about or reach (a desired objective or result) by effort, skill, or courage:
Meaning succeed in achieving (something that one has worked for):
Meaning obtain or get (something) quickly or opportunistically:
Meaning succeed in securing (something):
Meaning gain (a point, goal, run, etc.) in a competitive game:
Meaning succeed in bringing about:
Meaning catch (someone) doing something wrong:
Meaning put a collar on (an animal):
Meaning catch or arrest (an offender):
Meaning get or bring (something) back from somewhere:
Meaning return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength:
Meaning regain (something lost or expended):
Meaning retrieve or recover (something previously lost, given, or paid); obtain the return of:
Meaning retake possession of (something) when a buyer defaults on payments:
Meaning capture (a person or animal that has escaped):
Meaning take (something) again:
Meaning compensate for the faults or bad aspects of:
Meaning find or discover by investigation:
Meaning a procedure whereby seized goods may be provisionally restored to their owner pending the outcome of an action to determine the rights of the parties concerned:
Meaning recover (seized goods) by replevin:
Meaning grow to be; develop into:
Meaning (of a person) come to feel or think something over time:
Meaning change or cause to change in nature, state, form, or colour; become or make:
Meaning pass into or be in a specified state, especially an undesirable one:
Meaning cover or treat (something) with wax or a similar substance, typically to polish or protect it:
Meaning reach a place at the end of a journey or a stage in a journey:
Meaning make contact with (someone) by telephone or other means:
Meaning move or travel towards or into a place thought of as near or familiar to the speaker:
Meaning come into sight; become visible or noticeable, especially without apparent cause:
Meaning come near or nearer to (someone or something) in distance or time:
Meaning come or go into (a place):
Meaning become actual fact; happen:
Meaning allow or cause (something) to be visible:
Meaning come or go back to a place or person:
Meaning arrest (someone) for a crime:
Meaning intercept and hold (something which has been thrown, propelled, or dropped):
Meaning seize (someone) by legal authority and take them into custody:
Meaning take into one's possession or control by force:
Meaning take hold of suddenly and forcibly:
Meaning lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold:
Meaning keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention:
Meaning put or keep in prison or a place like a prison:
Meaning imprison or confine:
Meaning fasten with a nail or nails:
Meaning a woman's chest as measured around her breasts:
Meaning perform (an action, the precise nature of which is often unspecified):
Meaning grip (something, typically a person's flesh) tightly and sharply between finger and thumb:
Meaning make a nick or nicks in:
Meaning perceive with the ear the sound made by (someone or something):
Meaning identify (someone or something) from having encountered them before; know again:
Meaning recognize or find out:
Meaning recognize or treat (someone or something) as different:
Meaning become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand:
Meaning understand the meaning or tendency of (a speaker or argument):
Meaning perceive the significance, explanation, or cause of:
Meaning grasp mentally; understand:
Meaning comprehend fully:
Meaning discern or deduce after reflection or from information; understand:
Meaning understand (a difficult problem or an enigmatic person) after much thought:
Meaning undo (twisted, knitted, or woven threads):
Meaning convert (a text written in code, or a coded signal) into normal language:
Meaning a slender woody shoot growing from a branch or stem of a tree or shrub:
Meaning realize or grasp (something):
getting antonyms
Meaning freely transfer the possession of (something) to (someone):
Meaning cause to go or be taken to a particular destination; arrange for the delivery of, especially by post:
Meaning be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something):
Words that rhyme with getting
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