different between getting vs gotten

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???t??/
  • (US) IPA^(key): [??????]
  • (US)
  • (Cockney, younger speakers in the UK) IPA^(key): [??e???]

Verb

getting

1. present participle of get

Noun

getting (plural gettings)

1. The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.

   • With all thy getting, get understanding.

2. That which is got or obtained; gain; profit.
   • 1882, Charlotte Riddell, "Old Mrs Jones", in Weird Stories, page 135

     She was always considering how to increase her "gettings," but she never gave a thought as to how she might save them.

Translations

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???tn?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /???tn?/, [????n?], [???t?n?]
• Rhymes: -?t?n
• Hyphenation: got?ten

Verb

gotten

1. (chiefly Canada, US, Ireland, Scotland, Northern English, or archaic) past participle of get

Usage notes

• The American and archaic or regional British usage of the verb conjugates as get-got-gotten or as get-got-got depending on the meaning (see Usage notes on "get" for details), whereas the modern general British usage of the verb has largely lost this distinction and normally conjugates as get-got-got in most cases except, sometimes, where the speaker wants to emphasise getting something. Gotten has also survived in adjectives, especially in ill-gotten gains. There is an increased usage of gotten in the UK, which may be due to influence from American films and increased access to American programmes in Britain. However, it is still less common than the get-got-got conjugation.

Adjective

gotten (not comparable)

1. (mostly in combination) obtained, acquired

Derived terms

• ill-gotten