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Attaining vs Getting - What's the difference?

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Attaining is a related term of getting.


As verbs the difference between attaining and getting

is that attaining is while getting is .

As a noun getting is

the act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.

attaining

English

Verb

(head)

    • getting

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.
  • * Bible, Proverbs iv. 7
    • With all thy getting , get understanding.
  • That which is got or obtained; gain; profit.
  • * J. H. Riddell, Old Mrs Jones
    • 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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