8 Expressions You Could Use Instead of Saying "Get"

Today, we're going to learn eight Expressions that are a little bit more advanced than simply saying to get something. We're going to talk about the verb "get". The verb "get" now is used a little too often in a business situation. You can change this verb into a more interesting and different verb or expressions that you could use instead of saying "get" all the time. These lessons are all designed to help you upgrade your English so that you sound more professional in a business context. 

1. To get a job / To  land the job

If you say to get a job it's not wrong. We're trying to do here is to raise your level or to take you to a higher level. These are not wrong they're just basic for those of you who want to learn business English and want to know what's the difference between regular English and business English. Well sometimes it's in the level of vocabulary. Instead of saying to get a job you could use the expression "to land the job"  this is obviously in the present tense but you can change it to use it in the past if you need to.  

2. To get the deal / To clinch the deal

Instead of say to get the deal you could say to clinch the deal. To clinch the deal means the same thing as to get the deal but it's a more expressive word. 

3. To get permission / To obtain permission

Sometimes you need to get permission to do something, what expression could we use instead of to say that? You could say to obtain permission.  To obtain permission is more formal even in a business context. You might see this written down in a form or in rules or regulations in order to obtain permission or a form that you need to fill out. 

4. To get access / To gain access

To get access something means to be able to reach something such as information or some files or something else. Instead of saying to get access you could say to gain access. For example "how can I gain access to their site"" or "...to this document?" or .... to this information?" You learn these by saying them by writing and using them in your own sentence. 

5. To get the benefits / To enjoy the benefits

Instead of saying to get the benefits  we use different expressions that is more popular it is enjoy the benefits. 

6. To get support  / To win support

You could get support of your employees, team, and manager but instead of saying "I need to get support" or  "get their support" you could say "I need to win support" or "to win their support". That's another interesting word and it makes life a little more interesting also it shows that you have a more extensive vocabulary that you can express yourself more professionally.

7. To get respect / To earn respect 

Everybody wants to get respect from their colleagues, family, employer, or manager. But instead of saying to get respect we could say to earn respect. To earn respect that means it's not usually respect that just given but you have to do a number of things in order to earn that respect just like we have to work hard to earn money. 

8. To get a call / To receive a call

It is a very common expression such as "I got a call I" , "....got an email I", "...got a package". You can say that if you're just talking even if you're in the office but if you want to be a little bit more formal you can say "I received a call", "I received an email" or "I received your package". If you're asking a question  or writing an email probably you don't want to say "did you get my email?" you could say "did you receive my email?" 

That's all eight Expressions that are a little bit more advanced than simply saying to get something. I'm sure you will enjoy the benefits of your hard work and your investment. See you.

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