With all thy getting, get understanding. --Prov. iv.
7.
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2. That which is got or obtained; gain; profit. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
getting on — (in years) becoming old. She s getting on in years, but she s healthy … New idioms dictionary
Getting By — Infobox Television show name = Getting By caption = aka = genre = Sitcom creator = William Bickley Michael Warren director = Judy Askins Richard Correll Judy Pioli Joel Zwick starring = Telma Hopkins Cindy Williams Merlin Santana Deon Richmond… … Wikipedia
getting — [[t]ge̱tɪŋ[/t]] 1) Getting is the present participle of get. 2) PHR PREP Getting on for means the same as nearly. [BRIT, mainly SPOKEN] I ve been trying to give up smoking for getting on for two years now... It was getting on for two o clock … English dictionary
Getting — Get Get (g[e^]t), v. t. [imp. {Got} (g[o^]t) (Obs. {Gat} (g[a^]t)); p. p. {Got} (Obsolescent {Gotten} (g[o^]t t n)); p. pr. & vb. n. {Getting}.] [OE. geten, AS. gitan, gietan (in comp.); akin to Icel. geta, Goth. bigitan to find, L. prehendere to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
getting — noun the act of acquiring something I envied his talent for acquiring he s much more interested in the getting than in the giving • Syn: ↑acquiring • Derivationally related forms: ↑get, ↑acquire (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
getting — noun /ˈɡɛtɪŋ/ act of obtaining See Also: achievement … Wiktionary
getting — (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of procuring] Syn. taking, obtaining, gaining, grasping, catching, earning, winning, seizing, clutching, pursuing, securing, capturing, mastering, possessing oneself of, confiscating, appropriating, assimiLating,… … English dictionary for students
getting — n. act of receiving or obtaining; becoming get v. receive; obtain; purchase; take; understand; be infected (with a disease); arrive; come; become; cause; bring; persuade … English contemporary dictionary
getting — n. Acquisition, acquirement … New dictionary of synonyms
getting — Lawena, loa a ana … English-Hawaiian dictionary
