Collocation
get experience
to gain practical knowledge or skill by doing a job or activity over time
Definition
'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 + something)
“You can get experience by volunteering on weekends.”
Examples
- I want to get experience in marketing before I graduate.
- She got experience working with children at a summer camp.
- You can get experience by joining a student club and helping with events.
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- He is getting experience with new software at his internship.
- We got experience dealing with customers during the holiday rush.
- If you want to get experience, start with small freelance projects.
- They got experience in project management by leading a volunteer team.
- I got experience negotiating contracts when I worked in sales.
- To get experience in research, she asked a professor if she could assist in the lab.
More verb + nouns
- make progress to improve or move forward toward a goal over time
- start work to begin working, especially at a job or on a task
- 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