getting

/ˈɡɛtɪŋ/

verbnounget · ting

Think: “GET + -ING” — you’re GETting by adding -ing to get.

Yes, it's getting. Keep the base word GET, then add -ing: get + ting (no extra letters).

Definitions

  1. verbPresent participle of get; coming to have, receive, obtain, or become something.
  2. verbBecoming or growing (used to show a change over time), as in “getting better.”
  3. nounInformal: earnings or profits; what someone gets (often plural: “gettings”).

Examples

  • “I’m getting ready for school.”
  • “She is getting better at spelling each week.”
  • “We’re getting a new puppy this weekend.”

Synonyms

receivingobtainingacquiringgainingbecoming

Antonyms

losinggiving

Translations

ES obteniendo / consiguiendoPT obtendo / conseguindoFR obtenant / en train d’obtenir

Common misspellings

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