getting

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛtɪŋ/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -ɛtɪŋ

Verb

getting

present participle and gerund of get

Noun

getting (countable and uncountable, plural gettings)

The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 4:7:
  With all thy getting, get understanding.
That which is got or obtained; gain; profit.
- 1882, Charlotte Riddell, “Old Mrs Jones”, in Weird Stories, page 135:
  She was always considering how to increase her "gettings," but she never gave a thought as to how she might save them.

Translations

act of obtaining or acquiring

Finnish: saaminen (fi), hankkiminen (fi)
French: obtention (fr)
German: Erlangen (de) n, Erwerb (de) m
Italian: ottenimento (it)
Ukrainian: отри́мання n (otrýmannja), здобуття́ n (zdobuttjá)

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