Getting vs Going - What's the difference?
getting | going |
The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.
* Bible, Proverbs iv. 7
That which is got or obtained; gain; profit.
* J. H. Riddell, Old Mrs Jones
A departure.
* Thy going is not lonely, with thee goes thy Husband
The suitability of ground for riding, walking etc.
progress
(figurative) Conditions for advancing in any way.
(obsolete) pregnancy; gestation; childbearing
* (Crew)
(in the plural) Course of life; behaviour; doings; ways.
* Bible, Job 34.21:
Likely to continue; viable.
That attends habitually or regularly.
Current, prevailing.
(after a noun phrase with a superlative) Available.
As verbs the difference between getting and going
is that getting is present participle of lang=en while going is present participle of lang=en.As nouns the difference between getting and going
is that getting is the act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition while going is a departure.As an adjective going is
likely to continue; viable.getting
English
Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- With all thy getting , get understanding.
- She was always considering how to increase her "gettings ," but she never gave a thought as to how she might save them.
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English
Etymology 1
Verb
(head)Etymology 2
From (etyl), present participle ofNoun
(en noun)- The going was very difficult over the ice.
- We made good going for a while, but then we came to the price.
- Not only weren't the streets paved with gold, but the going was difficult for an immigrant.
- His eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings .
Adjective
(-)- He didn't want to make an unsecured loan to the business because it didn't look like a going concern.
- The going rate for manual snow-shoveling is $25 an hour.
- He has the easiest job going .