Definitions for Getting
get·ting

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.6 / 5 votes

1. acquiring, gettingnoun

   the act of acquiring something

   "I envied his talent for acquiring"; "he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 3 votes

1. gettingnoun

   act of obtaining

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gettingnoun

   Etymology: from get.

   1. Act of getting; acquisition.

   Wisdom is the principal thing, therefore get wisdom; and with all thy getting get understanding. Prov. iv. 7.

   2. Gain; profit.

   Who hath a state to repair may not despise small things; and it is less dishonourable to abridge a petty charge than to stoop to petty gettings. Francis Bacon, Essay 29.

   The meaner families, are obliged to return to the steward a small monthly share of their gettings, to be a portion for the child. Gulliver’s Travels.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 6 votes

1. Getting

   of Get

2. Gettingnoun

   the act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition

3. Gettingnoun

   that which is got or obtained; gain; profit

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GETTING

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Getting is ranked #63873 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Getting surname appeared 312 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Getting.
   
   97.1% or 303 total occurrences were White.

Matched Categories

1. • Act

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Getting' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #609

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Getting' in Written Corpus Frequency: #213

How to pronounce Getting?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Getting in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Getting in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Getting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Getting in a Sentence

1. Goa Kerle:

   Life isn't about getting what you want, it is about giving what you have.

2. Vivek Murthy:

   I think The United States absolutely can still hit that goal, now, because The United States've had so much success early on, The United States are now getting to the part of the campaign which is tougher. The United States've got to look further, if you will, convince more people, get them the right information, increase access even further.

3. Jason Shoup:

   Normally it's the Jason Shoup market that drives Europe, given the relative sizes of the two markets, but the tail has been wagging the dog in the last six months, with European spreads getting squeezed tighter and tighter.

4. Jeb Bush:

   I've got a story to tell and he doesn't and that's the difference. He kind of validated the weakness of his campaign. Now, having said that, what I feel uncomfortable about is that he's a great guy and he's my friend and I admire him, i think I'm more ready to be President. Part of this is comparing and contrasting. I don't feel good when a friend is getting beaten up. I don't feel good about it at all.

5. John Wilson:

   I couldn't even see who threw the punch, but I saw our guy's head go back, and it looked like he was getting ready to punch back whoever did it and a shot went off.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Getting
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Getting
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Getting
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Getting
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html