What does Getting mean?
Definitions for Getting
get·ting
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Getting.
Princeton's WordNet
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"
Wiktionary
gettingnoun
act of obtaining
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Gettingnoun
Etymology: from get.
Wisdom is the principal thing, therefore get wisdom; and with all thy getting get understanding. Prov. iv. 7.
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.
ChatGPT
getting
Getting refers to the act of obtaining, acquiring, or receiving something. It can involve various actions such as procuring an item, obtaining information, achieving a goal or desired outcome, or even understanding or comprehending something. The term "getting" can be used in a broad sense to encompass various contexts and situations where one gains possession, achieves progress, or attains something.
Webster Dictionary
Getting
of Get
Gettingnoun
the act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition
Gettingnoun
that which is got or obtained; gain; profit
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
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.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Getting' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #609
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Getting' in Written Corpus Frequency: #213
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Getting in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Getting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Getting in a Sentence
It was always something that I feel like I needed to be patient on and I would know when it was the right time, i want to actually have ownership of companies and a company of my own and this is the perfect way to do it with skateboards, and it was also the perfect timing of getting them out right before the Olympics.
Really the presidential election will be the biggest challenge, and I think also if there is going to be a resurgence it's more likely to come in the fall, when you look at the stakes in the November election, where Wisconsin is likely to be one of the determining states for the presidency, we certainly can't afford to have it be a fiasco with people not getting ballots.
We’re getting guys on — the timely hits just haven’t fallen for us like they have in the past, i think it’s only a matter of time before those big hits that we need to pile it on will start dropping again.
You deal with it all day. You’re out baiting, trying your best to manage the situation, then come home and just the stench of dead mice, they’re in the roof cavity of your house. If your house is not well sealed, they’re in bed with you. People are getting bitten in bed.
If you use the drops on a regular basis, your body will adapt to the drops, then when you stop, you end up getting a rebound effect where your blood vessels dilate and your eyes start to look red.
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