get feedback

Meaning

This phrase means to receive comments, evaluations, or constructive criticism about one's performance, work, or ideas. It is highly common in both academic settings (from professors or peers) and professional environments.

Examples

• It is a good idea to get feedback on your essay draft before submitting the final version.

  It is a good idea to get feedback on your essay draft before submitting the final version.

• I need to get feedback from my advisor before I proceed with the research project.

  I need to get feedback from my advisor before I proceed with the research project.

• We are meeting today to get feedback on our group presentation.

  We are meeting today to get feedback on our group presentation.

• She was eager to get feedback from her peers during the writing workshop.

  She was eager to get feedback from her peers during the writing workshop.

• It can be hard to get constructive feedback when you work entirely on your own.

  It can be hard to get constructive feedback when you work entirely on your own.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I need to get some feedbacks on my paper.

  ✓ I need to get some feedback on my paper.

  'Feedback' is an uncountable noun in English. It should never be pluralized as 'feedbacks'.

• ✗ I got feedback of my professor.

  ✓ I got feedback from my professor.

  You receive or 'get feedback from' a person, not 'of' them.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Before you publish the article, make sure to ___ from other experts in the field.

  💡 To receive opinions or critique on your work.

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  get feedback

• I always try to ___ on my teaching methods to improve for the next semester.

  💡 To collect evaluations or constructive comments.

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  get feedback