GETTING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does getting mean? 

• GETTING (noun)
  The noun GETTING has 1 sense:

1. the act of acquiring something

  Familiarity information: GETTING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GETTING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of acquiring something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

acquiring; getting

Context example:

he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving

Hypernyms ("getting" is a kind of...):

act; deed; human action; human activity (something that people do or cause to happen)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "getting"):

acquisition (the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something)

obtainment; obtention (the act of obtaining)

catching; contracting (becoming infected)

appropriation (a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner)

moving in; occupancy; occupation (the act of occupying or taking possession of a building)

capture; gaining control; seizure (the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property)

receipt; reception (the act of receiving)

pickup (the act of taking aboard passengers or freight)

Derivation:

get (come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes))

get (purchase)

get (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract)

 Context examples 

I felt that it was getting very late indeed, but I did not say anything, for I felt under obligation to meet my host's wishes in every way.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

Poor blundering thief that he was, always getting caught and punished, he had none the less been a faithful worker.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

A vaccine, MeNZB, was developed to protect young people who were at the highest risk of getting this particular type.

(Vaccine for Meningitis Shows Some Protection Against Gonorrhea, VOA)

Many people report getting sick when they don't get enough sleep.

(Chronic Sleep Deprivation Suppresses Immune System, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The Earth’s night skies are getting brighter.

(Study: Earth’s Night Skies Getting Brighter, VOA)

Phobos, one of Mars' moons, is getting closer to the planet.

(Does Mars Have Rings? Not Right Now, But Maybe One Day, NASA)

“Jack Maldon will never be very busy in getting either, I expect,” said Doctor Strong, rubbing his chin thoughtfully.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

But getting young children to take the medication can be difficult.

(Developing novel ear infection treatments, NIH)

The liver is also a fantastic place for intervention because one can then prevent that person from getting malaria by stopping parasites from coming out of their liver.

(New way to stop falciparum malaria transmission, SciDev.Net)

Conservation management of species of concern on islands often involves getting rid of invasive predators.

(A decade after the predators have gone, Galapagos Island finches are still being spooked, University of Cambridge)