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Cahaya Kebahagiaan Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Land (verb)


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_McPhee as Karen Cartwright, an http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa who lands a successful audition and becomes the favorite for the role of Monroe.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_Hilty as Ivy Lynn,a veteran actress who was favored to land the Monroe lead until Karen came into the picture, and finds herself competing with the newcomer.
For the first time, I found the word land is use in this context. I think the meaning is brings/manages. Can I use this in my sentence like this:

I would land my career successfully
  

Top answer

land = obtain, achieve

— Mister Micawber

  • land = obtain, achieve
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Cahaya KebahagiaanIs my sentence off? I would land my career successfully
To "land" something in this context carries the connotation that you are talking about a one time event (e.g. you can land a job, an actor can land a part in a movie or play, a salesman can land an order, etc). On the other hand you build a successful
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Is my sentence off?-- Which sentence (besides that one)?
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My sentence is:

I would land my career successfully
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Your sentence is OK like this:

I landed a good career.
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