getting

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /ˈɡetɪŋ/
- /ˈɡetɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈɡetɪŋ/

Definitions of getting word

noun getting Present participle of get. 1
noun getting Getting is the present participle of get1. 0

See all 2 definitions of getting

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Parts of speech for Getting

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Getting

getting popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for getting

noun getting

appropriating — Present participle of appropriate.
assimilating — to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb: He assimilated many new experiences on his European trip.
capturing — Present participle of capture.
catching — If an illness or a disease is catching, it is easily passed on or given to someone else.
clutching — to hatch (chickens).

adjective getting

receiving — to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive many gifts.
realising — to grasp or understand clearly.
realizing — to grasp or understand clearly.

All 23 Synonyms of getting

Antonyms for getting

noun getting

abandoning — to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert: to abandon one's farm; to abandon a child; to abandon a sinking ship.
losing — causing or suffering loss.
refusal — an act or instance of refusing.

All 3 Antonyms of getting

Top questions with getting

how to getting pregnant?
how to prevent getting sick?

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