Collocation
get a letter
to receive a letter (usually in the mail) from someone or an organization
Definition
'get a letter' is a common English collocation. to receive a letter (usually in the mail) from someone or an organization
get + a letter (+ from + someone)
“Did you get a letter from the school about the trip?”
Examples
- I got a letter from my grandma yesterday.
- He gets a letter from his pen pal every month.
- We got a letter confirming our hotel reservation.
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- You will get a letter with the results within two weeks.
- She finally got a letter back after waiting for months.
- If you get a letter marked 'urgent', call me right away.
- I have not gotten a letter from the insurance company yet.
- They had gotten a letter of apology before the story reached the news.
More verb + determiner + nouns
- make a decision to choose what to do after thinking about different options
- make a mistake to do something wrong or incorrectly
- join a meeting to enter and take part in a scheduled meeting, especially an online one
- make an excuse to invent or give a reason (often not true) to avoid doing something or to explain a mistake
- make a mess to create a dirty, untidy, or disorganized situation; to spill, scatter, or cause disorder