catching vs acquiring
acquiring vs catchingcatching and acquiring both are nouns.
catching is an adjective but acquiring is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| catching | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| acquiring | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
acquiring is a hypernym of
catching; that is, acquiring is a
word with a broader meaning than catching:
- catching: becoming infected
- acquiring: the act of acquiring something
Other hypernyms of catching include
getting.
| catching (noun) | acquiring (noun) |
|---|---|
| (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team | the act of acquiring something |
| the act of detecting something; catching sight of something | |
| becoming infected |
| catching (adjective) | acquiring (adjective) |
|---|---|
| (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection |
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