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getting up

getting up is the present participle and gerund of get up.

Meaning of get up

Verb

get up (third-person singular simple present gets up, present participle getting up, simple past got up, past participle (UK) got up or (US) gotten up)

  1. (literally) To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb.
    • The tired horse eventually got up and over the hurdle.
    Synonyms:
    alley oop
  2. To rise from one's bed, usually upon waking up in order to begin one's day.
    • I didn't get up until midday.
  3. To move from a sitting or lying position to a standing position; to stand up.
    • Get up off the couch and clean this mess!
    Synonyms:
    stand up
  4. To materialise; to grow stronger.
    • As dusk fell a storm got up.
    Synonyms:
    come into being
  5. To bring together; to amass.
    • The general got up a large body of men.
    Synonyms:
    amound
  6. To gather or grow larger by accretion.
    • The locomotive got up a good head of steam.
    Synonyms:
    gather

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Questions about getting up

What is getting up the present participle and gerund of?
Getting up is the present participle and gerund of get up.

Words near getting up in the dictionary

  1. getting turned around
  2. getting under it
  3. getting under one's goat
  4. getting under someone's skin
  5. getting underneath someone's skin
  6. getting up
  7. getting up early
  8. getting up in
  9. getting up in someone's face
  10. getting up in someone's grill
  11. getting up into

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