phrasal verb · neutral
get promoted
UK/ɡet prəˈməʊtɪd/US/ɡet prəˈmoʊtɪd/GET PROMOTED
speakingtask2
to receive a higher position at work; to be given a promotion
Examples
“She worked hard and got promoted to team leader.”
“It is common to get promoted after several years' experience.”
“He hopes to get promoted next quarter.”
Band 8 sentence
“After consistently exceeding targets, she got promoted to a senior position, which reflected both her leadership and technical skills.”
Collocations
- get promoted to manager
- get promoted quickly
Word family
get promoted verb (phrase)got promoted verb (past)getting promoted verb (gerund)
Common mistakes
He was promoted as manager.→He was promoted to manager.
I hope to get promoted in soon.→I hope to get promoted soon.
Say it for a higher band
5be promoted→6advance→7+get promoted
Synonyms
be promoted
Easily confused
be promoted
“After years of work she was promoted to senior engineer.”
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