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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 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

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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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. Hiroshi Oka:

   We need the water supply back, what we are getting is a thin stream of water, and we can't flush toilets or wash our hands.

2. Stephen Lovegrove:

   It is impossible to know that (...) we find difficulties at the site which are pretty much unprecedented, i would hope (the cost estimate) won't go up and hope we are getting nearer to a place where the NDA and Sellafield Ltd are getting to grips with problems at the site.

3. Andrew Challenger:

   Companies are much more concerned about their talent getting poached than with finding ways to cut staff. They are in full retention mode.

4. Randall Park:

   I was never worried for my safety or for getting hacked or any of that during that whole process.

5. Bert Ross:

   They're buying fuel using stolen credit card information, either they're getting the cards themselves or they're having them embossed, and using stolen credit cards to buy diesel fuel. They're transporting that fuel around the state, sometimes outside the state.

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. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GettinG
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=GettinG