Definitions for getting
get·ting

Princeton's WordNet(2.60 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. acquiring, getting(noun)

   the act of acquiring something

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

Wiktionary(3.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. getting(Noun)

   act of obtaining

Webster Dictionary(2.50 / 6 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Getting

   of Get

2. Getting(noun)

   the act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition

3. Getting(noun)

   that which is got or obtained; gain; profit

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

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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. State Department spokesman John Kirby:

   They have a choice. Rather than continuing to fight their fellow Afghans and destabilizing their country, they should engage in a peace process and ultimately become a legitimate part of the political system of a sovereign united Afghanistan, there is and should be a sense of urgency around getting these talks up and running.

2. Stefanos Tsitsipas:

   I understand that our tennis era is changing ... and our top three are getting older and we are the ones that are coming up, nadal, Djokovic and Federer have always been there and they will be there and what I have to do is go the extra mile and surpass them ... that's my biggest challenge for next year.

3. Bernie Sanders:

   Likewise, Bernie Sanders said Bernie Sanders campaigned for President Obama in 2008 and 2012( though Sanders in 2011 casually discussed the possibility of President Obama getting a challenger, Bernie Sanders did not ultimately recruit one). We have got to do a lot better to protect the middle class, but it's important to remember how far we've come under President President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.

4. Megan Rapinoe:

   I think that the huge media splash of the lawsuit is behind us and were obviously focused on the World Cup, but also its like this is our life, and there are a lot of things that we have to grapple and deal with: Family, friends, partners, media, pressures, games, World Cup, travel. So its just kind of just one more thing. This team always has a lot of media attention, and weve always had a lot of things on our plate so its not like its anything new, or all of a sudden were getting all the more attention. Its sort of the same for us.

5. Zach Galifianakis:

   It’s been a real launching pad for whites, you have'Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.' James Corden has' Carpool Karaoke.' What’s next in lazy car-based, non-comedy ?

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