acquiring (n)
getting (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 04
def the act of acquiring something
examples I envied his talent for acquiring
he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving
Outgoing links
Hypernym act, deed, human action, human activity
Derivationally related form getting → get; getting → get
Derivationally related form getting → get
Derivationally related form acquiring → acquire
Hyponym acquisition; obtainment, obtention; catching, contracting; appropriation; occupation, occupancy, moving in; capture, gaining control, seizure; reception, receipt; pickup
Incoming links
Hyponym act, deed, human action, human activity
Hypernym acquisition; obtainment, obtention; catching, contracting; appropriation; occupation, occupancy, moving in; capture, gaining control, seizure; reception, receipt; pickup
Derivationally related form get → getting
Derivationally related form get → getting; get → getting
Derivationally related form acquire → acquiring

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