getting
part of speech
verb (-ing form of get: get, gets, got, got/gotten, getting)
meaning for a pupil
1) Receiving or obtaining: "I'm getting a new bike." tree →
2) Becoming: "It's getting dark." tree →
3) Arriving or moving: "We're getting home late." tree →
4) Understanding: "Are you getting this?" tree →
5) Fetching: "She's getting the milk." tree →
6) "Getting on" can mean how someone is doing or managing. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday speech "getting" often means "becoming": getting cold, getting better, getting older. In maths: "getting bigger" means increasing. Phrases: getting up, getting ready, getting better, getting on (well with), getting along, getting dressed.
examples
- It's getting dark outside. tree →
- I'm getting ready for school. tree →
- Are you getting better? tree →
- We're getting a puppy! tree →
- The ice is getting thin, so stay off. tree →
- She is getting good at swimming. tree →
- They are getting on well together. tree →
- He is getting up early tomorrow. tree →
- "How's my old woman getting on?" tree →
note
Double the t: get → getting. "Gotten" is American; British usually uses "got". In maths, "getting smaller by 2 each time" means subtract 2 each step.
In the corpora
- Job hunting means searching adverts and sending applications, often dozens before getting anywhere; many get no reply at all.
- If prices rise and pay doesn't, a person is really getting poorer each year.
- A welcome card from new neighbours is a friendly hello, and getting on with neighbours makes life easier.
- Doctors have more patients than time, so getting an appointment can mean ringing early or waiting weeks.
- Getting feedback on your own work, then improving it yourself, is a good use if your school allows it.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «getting» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.