getting Meaning

verb

Obtener, adquirir

(ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.

Examples :

"She is getting her daughter a puppy for her birthday. "

Ella le está comprando un cachorro a su hija para su cumpleaños.

business economy

verb

Recibir, obtener

To receive.

Examples :

"He got a severe reprimand for that."

Recibió una severa reprimenda por eso.

action process

verb

Tener

(in a perfect construction, with present-tense meaning) To have. See usage notes.

Examples :

"She is getting a new car for her birthday next week. "

Ella va a tener un coche nuevo para su cumpleaños la semana que viene.

language grammar

verb

Conseguir, traer, tomar

To fetch, bring, take.

Examples :

"Can you get my bag from the living-room, please?"

¿Puedes traer mi bolso de la sala de estar, por favor?

action process

verb

Llegar a ser, obtener

To become, or cause oneself to become.

Examples :

"She is getting tired after studying for so long. "

Ella se está cansando después de estudiar durante tanto tiempo.

process action being

verb

Causar, lograr

To cause to become; to bring about.

Examples :

"Hard work is getting him good grades. "

El trabajo duro le está dando buenas notas.

action process

verb

Hacer que, lograr que

To cause to do.

Examples :

"The teacher is getting the students to participate in the class discussion. "

El profesor está logrando que los estudiantes participen en la discusión de la clase.

action process

verb

Conseguir, obtener

To cause to come or go or move.

Examples :

"I got him to his room."

Lo llevé a su habitación.

action process

verb

Hacer que, poner

To cause to be in a certain status or position.

Examples :

"Get him here at once."

¡Tráelo aquí de inmediato!

position action process

verb

Adoptar, asumir, llegar a

(with various prepositions, such as into, over, or behind; for specific idiomatic senses see individual entries get into, get over, etc.) To adopt, assume, arrive at, or progress towards (a certain position, location, state).

Examples :

"She is getting better at playing the piano with each practice session. "

Ella está mejorando en tocar el piano con cada sesión de práctica.

action state process achievement

verb

Recorrer

To cover (a certain distance) while travelling.

Examples :

"to get a mile"

recorrer una milla

way action vehicle traffic

verb

Empezar a

To begin (doing something or to do something).

Examples :

"After lunch we got chatting."

Después del almuerzo empezamos a charlar.

action process time

verb

Tomar

To take or catch (a scheduled transportation service).

Examples :

"I normally get the 7:45 train."

Normalmente tomo el tren de las 7:45.

vehicle service

verb

Contestar

To respond to (a telephone call, a doorbell, etc).

Examples :

"I was in the shower, so my sister was getting the phone. "

Estaba en la ducha, así que mi hermana contestó el teléfono.

communication service action technology

verb

Poder, tener la oportunidad

(followed by infinitive) To be able, be permitted, or have the opportunity (to do something desirable or ironically implied to be desirable).

Examples :

"Great. I get to clean the toilets today."

Genial. Hoy me toca limpiar los baños.

ability language

verb

Entender, comprender

To understand. (compare get it)

Examples :

""After the teacher explained the math problem again, Maria finally said, 'Oh, I'm getting it now!'" "

Después de que el profesor explicó el problema de matemáticas de nuevo, María finalmente dijo: '¡Oh, ahora lo entiendo!'

mind language communication

verb

Ser dicho, recibir

To be told; be the recipient of (a question, comparison, opinion, etc.).

Examples :

""You look just like Helen Mirren." / "I get that a lot.""

“Te pareces a Helen Mirren.” / “Me lo dicen mucho.”

communication language

verb

Ser

To be. Used to form the passive of verbs.

Examples :

"He got bitten by a dog."

Fue mordido por un perro.

grammar language

verb

Contraer, pillar

To become ill with or catch (a disease).

Examples :

"I went on holiday and got malaria."

Me fui de vacaciones y pillé malaria.

disease medicine

verb

Engañar, pillar

To catch out, trick successfully.

Examples :

"He keeps calling pretending to be my boss—it gets me every time."

Sigue llamando fingiendo ser mi jefe, y me pilla cada vez.

action mind character language

verb

Perplejizar, desconcertar

To perplex, stump.

Examples :

"That math problem is really getting me; I just can't understand how to solve it. "

Ese problema de matemáticas realmente me está perplejizando; simplemente no puedo entender cómo resolverlo.

mind language

verb

Encontrar, obtener

To find as an answer.

Examples :

"What did you get for question four?"

¿Qué obtuviste para la pregunta cuatro?

achievement outcome

verb

Llevar a la cuenta, atrapar, efectuar la retribución

To bring to reckoning; to catch (as a criminal); to effect retribution.

Examples :

"The police are getting the thieves who robbed the bank. "

La policía está atrapando a los ladrones que robaron el banco.

police law action government

verb

Oír, entender

To hear completely; catch.

Examples :

""The radio was fuzzy, but after adjusting the antenna, I started getting the news clearly." "

La radio se escuchaba mal, pero después de ajustar la antena, empecé a entender las noticias claramente.

communication language sound

verb

Obtener, conseguir

To getter.

Examples :

"I put the getter into the container to get the gases."

Puse el getter en el contenedor para obtener los gases.

action process

verb

Engendrar, procrear

To beget (of a father).

Examples :

"While uncommon in modern English, here's a sentence that demonstrates "getting" meaning "to beget (of a father)": "In those old records, it says Sir Reginald was responsible for getting ten children." "

family sex

verb

Aprender, memorizar

To learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; sometimes with out.

Examples :

"The student was getting the multiplication tables. "

El estudiante estaba aprendiendo las tablas de multiplicar.

mind education language

verb

Creerse, hacerse el importante

Used with a personal pronoun to indicate that someone is being pretentious or grandiose.

Examples :

"Get her with her new hairdo."

Se cree con su nuevo peinado.

attitude character language style

verb

Irse, marcharse

To go, to leave; to scram.

Examples :

""The movie is starting, so we're getting now to find our seats." "

La película está empezando, así que nos vamos ahora para encontrar nuestros asientos.

action language

verb

Matar, asesinar

To kill.

Examples :

"They’re coming to get you, Barbara."

Vienen a matarte, Bárbara.

action military police inhuman

verb

Obtener, adquirir, ganar

To make acquisitions; to gain; to profit.

Examples :

"The store owner is getting rich by selling popular toys. "

El dueño de la tienda se está haciendo rico vendiendo juguetes populares.

business economy achievement

verb

Medir

To measure.

Examples :

"Did you get her temperature?"

¿Le tomaste la temperatura?

amount number math

noun

Obtención, adquisición

The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.

Examples :

"The getting of good grades requires consistent studying. "

La obtención de buenas notas requiere un estudio constante.

action process achievement business economy

noun

Obtención, ganancia

That which is got or obtained; gain; profit.

Examples :

"The getting of her degree was the culmination of four years of hard work. "

La obtención de su título fue la culminación de cuatro años de arduo trabajo.

achievement business economy asset finance

Meanings

Obtener, adquirir

Examples :

"She is getting her daughter a puppy for her birthday. "

Ella le está comprando un cachorro a su hija para su cumpleaños.

Recibir, obtener

Examples :

"He got a severe reprimand for that."

Recibió una severa reprimenda por eso.

Tener

Examples :

"She is getting a new car for her birthday next week. "

Ella va a tener un coche nuevo para su cumpleaños la semana que viene.

Conseguir, traer, tomar

Examples :

"Can you get my bag from the living-room, please?"

¿Puedes traer mi bolso de la sala de estar, por favor?

Llegar a ser, obtener

Examples :

"She is getting tired after studying for so long. "

Ella se está cansando después de estudiar durante tanto tiempo.

Causar, lograr

Examples :

"Hard work is getting him good grades. "

El trabajo duro le está dando buenas notas.

Hacer que, lograr que

Examples :

"The teacher is getting the students to participate in the class discussion. "

El profesor está logrando que los estudiantes participen en la discusión de la clase.

Conseguir, obtener

Examples :

"I got him to his room."

Lo llevé a su habitación.

Hacer que, poner

Examples :

"Get him here at once."

¡Tráelo aquí de inmediato!

Adoptar, asumir, llegar a

Examples :

"She is getting better at playing the piano with each practice session. "

Ella está mejorando en tocar el piano con cada sesión de práctica.

Recorrer

Examples :

"to get a mile"

recorrer una milla

Empezar a

Examples :

"After lunch we got chatting."

Después del almuerzo empezamos a charlar.

Tomar

Examples :

"I normally get the 7:45 train."

Normalmente tomo el tren de las 7:45.

Contestar

Examples :

"I was in the shower, so my sister was getting the phone. "

Estaba en la ducha, así que mi hermana contestó el teléfono.

Poder, tener la oportunidad

Examples :

"Great. I get to clean the toilets today."

Genial. Hoy me toca limpiar los baños.

Entender, comprender

Examples :

""After the teacher explained the math problem again, Maria finally said, 'Oh, I'm getting it now!'" "

Después de que el profesor explicó el problema de matemáticas de nuevo, María finalmente dijo: '¡Oh, ahora lo entiendo!'

Ser dicho, recibir

Examples :

""You look just like Helen Mirren." / "I get that a lot.""

“Te pareces a Helen Mirren.” / “Me lo dicen mucho.”

Ser

Examples :

"He got bitten by a dog."

Fue mordido por un perro.

Contraer, pillar

Examples :

"I went on holiday and got malaria."

Me fui de vacaciones y pillé malaria.

Engañar, pillar

Examples :

"He keeps calling pretending to be my boss—it gets me every time."