n00041899
| 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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