name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
getting
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈɡɛtɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ɛtɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: G EH1 T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: G IH1 T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
That which is got or obtained; gain; profit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of get
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 5
the act of acquiring something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- I envied his talent for acquiring
- he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: acquiring
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: act, deed, human action, human activity
Narrower terms: acquisition, obtainment, obtention, catching, contracting, appropriation, occupation, occupancy, moving in, capture, gaining control, seizure, reception, receipt, pickup
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: saaminen — act of obtaining or acquiring
- Finnish: hankkiminen — act of obtaining or acquiring
- French: obtention — act of obtaining or acquiring
- German: Erlangen — act of obtaining or acquiring
- German: Erwerb — act of obtaining or acquiring
- Italian: ottenimento — act of obtaining or acquiring
- Ukrainian: отри́мання (otrýmannja) — act of obtaining or acquiring
- Ukrainian: здобуття́ (zdobuttjá) — act of obtaining or acquiring
Real reading context