Collocation
get experience
Definition
to gain practical knowledge or skill by doing a job or activity over time
'get experience' is a common English collocation. to gain practical knowledge or skill by doing a job or activity over time
get + experience (+ in/with + field/skill)
“You can get experience by working part-time during the summer.”
Examples
- I want to _____ experience before I apply for a full-time job.
- She _____ valuable experience during her internship.
- You can _____ experience in customer service by working at a café.
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- He’s trying to _____ experience with project management tools.
- They _____ hands-on experience by volunteering at the event.
- To _____ experience, she joined a student engineering team.
- Before leading a team, you should _____ experience working with different people.
- It’s hard to _____ experience if every job requires it first.
- By the time he graduated, he had _____ experience in two different labs.
More verb + nouns
- make progress to improve or move forward toward a goal over time
- make money to earn money; to generate a profit or income
- make a request to ask formally for something, especially through an official process
- do business to conduct commercial activity; to buy, sell, or work with another company professionally
- do exercise to do physical activity to improve health or fitness