Antonyms for getting

Grammar : Noun

Spell : get

Phonetic Transcription : gɛt

Definition of getting

Origin : early 14c., "offspring," from get (v.). Meaning "what is got, booty" is from 14c.

noun the act of procuring
noun the act of changing

Example sentences :

He's getting old, and he's come along into his second childhood.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

"And you're getting it so high it's top-heavy," cautioned Mrs. Drelmer.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

"Now we're getting where Christians live," said Percival, with warm appreciation.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

And then we'll have to see about getting all our capital here.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

One of our horses is very lame, and we have a little trouble in getting him along.
Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest

Philip was getting into a dangerous mood with his sentimentalism.
Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

To-night we did not succeed in getting the howitzer into camp.
Extract from : « The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California » by Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont

But there was no getting from him, till I had heard a great deal more of what he had to say.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

I didn't mean it, but things are getting beyond my endurance.
Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke

There's a great roaring in the west, and it's worse it'll be getting when the tide's turned to the wind.
Extract from : « Riders to the Sea » by J. M. Synge

Synonyms for getting

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