getting
In the process
Getting is the present participle of get, one of English's most versatile verbs.
It appears in progressive constructions I'm getting tired and as a gerund Getting there is half the fun.
Getting often signals a process of becoming or acquiring: She's getting better at piano, He's getting on my nerves.
In informal speech, getting substitutes for many verbs: getting dressed, getting going, getting laid.
Acquiring through payment
- buyingObtaining through payment
- obtainingGetting possession of
- procuringGetting through effort
- securingMaking firmly fixed
earning · winning · gaining · attaining · achieving · landing · scoring · snagging
Recovering something sent away
- collectingGathering items over time
- bringingConveying toward a place
- grabbingTaking hold suddenly
- carryingHolding and moving
Extending toward something
- landingDescent's final moment
- appearingBecoming visible or present
- enteringGoing into a place
- approachingComing toward something
Item given freely
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- parcelWrapped item for shipping
package · award · grant · scholarship · bequest · windfall · payout · dividend
Increasing or enlarging
Able to persuade
- swayingRhythmic lateral movement
- coaxingPersuading through gentle persistence
- cajolingPersuading through flattery
- urgingStrongly encouraging action
inducing · encouraging · motivating · pressuring · influencing
Greedy for wealth
- comprehendingMentally taking in meaning
- followingComing after another
- seeingPerceiving by sight
- realizingBecoming aware of something
clicking · dawning · absorbing · digesting · fathoming · twigging · perceiving
Reducing in volume
- developingBecoming more advanced
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
- coldLow temperature state
flu · bug · disease · contagion · exposure · susceptibility · transmission
purchasing
Acquiring through payment
securing · earning · winning · gaining · attaining · achieving · landing · scoring · snagging · nabbing
retrieving
Recovering something sent away
- collectingGathering items over time
- bringingConveying toward a place
- grabbingTaking hold suddenly
reaching
Extending toward something
gift
Item given freely
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
- deliveryConveyance of goods
parcel · package · award · grant · scholarship · bequest · windfall · payout · dividend · bonus
growing
Increasing or enlarging
convincing
Able to persuade
- swayingRhythmic lateral movement
- coaxingPersuading through gentle persistence
- cajolingPersuading through flattery
urging · inducing · encouraging · motivating · pressuring · influencing
grasping
Greedy for wealth
- comprehendingMentally taking in meaning
- followingComing after another
- seeingPerceiving by sight
realizing · clicking · dawning · absorbing · digesting · fathoming · twigging · perceiving
contracting
Reducing in volume
- developingBecoming more advanced
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
cold · flu · bug · disease · contagion · exposure · susceptibility · transmission
- gerundswalking, running, talking, eating, sleeping
- acquiringobtaining, grabbing, seizing, taking, catching
- receivingtaking, collecting, obtaining, acquiring, gaining
- graspinggrasping, apprehending, comprehending, understanding, catching
- becoming verbsturning into
- verbalsgerund, infinitive, participle, present participle, past participle
gettinggiving
Transferring to another
losing · surrendering · relinquishing · forfeiting · giving away
- getting upTransition from prone to standing
- getting betterProgressing toward wellness
- getting readyPreparation before an event
- getting marriedEntering matrimony
- getting dressedPutting garments on
- getting lostBecoming unable to navigate