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Getting

[ˈɡɛɾɪŋ]

(ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.

📖 Definitions of "Getting"

verb
  1. 1

    (ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.

    "I'm going to get a computer tomorrow from the discount store."

  2. 2

    To receive.

    "He got a severe reprimand for that."

  3. 3

    (in a perfect construction, with present-tense meaning) To have. See usage notes.

    "I've got a concert ticket for you."

  4. 4

    To fetch, bring, take.

    "Can you get my bag from the living-room, please?"

noun
  1. 1

    The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.

  2. 2

    That which is got or obtained; gain; profit.

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