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GETTING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of acquiring something
Example:
he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving
Synonyms:
acquiring; getting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
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)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb get
Context examples:
Upon closer inspection, Molnar and his team discovered the stars were getting closer to one another.
(Star Explosion Could Change Night Sky, VOA News)
These activities include eating, dressing, getting into or out of a bed or chair, taking a bath or shower, and using the toilet.
(Activities of daily living, NCI Dictionary)
Ned, getting sentimental, warbled a serenade with the pensive refrain...
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
A treatment plan that involves closely watching a patient’s condition but not giving any treatment unless there are changes in test results that show the condition is getting worse.
(Active surveillance, NCI Dictionary)
However, some drugs may help keep symptoms from getting worse for a limited time.
(Alzheimer's Disease, NIH: National Institute on Aging)
Airway Questionnaire 20 (AQ20) Are there times when you have difficulty getting around the house because of your chest trouble?
(AQ20 - Difficulty Getting Around the House Because of Chest Trouble, NCI Thesaurus)
The stick prevented him from getting at the leather that fastened the other end.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
It's also home to weird animals that scientists are only just getting to know.
(Giant group of octopus moms discovered in the deep sea, National Science Foundation)
Getting a virus out of the brain does not necessarily mean that everything goes back to normal.
(Meningitis changes immune cell makeup in the mouse brain lining, National Institutes of Health)
Meanwhile, X-ray astronomers were getting their first look at the sky using sounding rockets and orbiting satellites, which revealed a million-degree X-ray glow coming from all directions.
(Evidence for supernovas near Earth, NASA)
