English dictionary



Info: This web site is based on WordNet 3.0 from Princeton University.

English noun: getting

1. getting (act) the act of acquiring something


SamplesI envied his talent for acquiring.
He's much more interested in the getting than in the giving.


Synonymsacquiring


Broader (hypernym)act, deed, human action, human activity


Narrower (hyponym)acquisition, appropriation, capture, catching, contracting, gaining control, moving in, obtainment, obtention, occupancy, occupation, pickup, receipt, reception, seizure









Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
Web design: Orcapia v/Per Bang. English edition: .
2024 onlineordbog.dk