Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "getting" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Causes

aquisition being happy death disappointment feeling indebted get gratitude have new thing having having in hand having to take care of headaches illness joy let down losing making sure actually need new realization not want anymore ownership receiving satisfaction saying thankyou then have wanting more

Inflected/Variant Forms

get

Prerequisites

action asking for being there to receive energy exchanging giving having dog losing money motive and intention patience work

Subevents

beeing happy being sick breathe air with germs in coordinate sight and movement deciding what to get doing work enjoy envy exchange for else get extra rest get extra sleep get up going to store grasp with hands have sex having hum tune looking for raise arms up reach arms out say thank show appreciation smile spend money taking use extra kleenex walk

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

act deed human action human activity

Type Of (IsA)

plesent

Related Terms

acquisition gain get profit

Synonym Network

acquiring

Used For

acquiring acquiring need everyone fulfilling need for thing having helping out keeping making others jealous obtaining possessing satisfying need satisfying needs

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.