gander
A male gooseA male goose.
Recorded US: Dvortygirl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
» Let me take a gander.
Lass mich mal ein Auge drauf werfen. — pne
Дай я взгляну. — shanghainese
Дай мне взглянуть. — marafon
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Examples
9 sentencesLet me take a gander.
ruДай я взгляну. — shanghainese
deLass mich mal ein Auge drauf werfen. — pne
A gander is a male goose.
deEin Ganter ist eine männliche Gans. — Vortarulo
Let's have a gander at this insolent man.
Meaning
4 sensesA male goose.
Gänserich, Ganter, Ganser
гусьgusʹ, гуса́кgusák
гуса́кhusák
mature male goose
(informal)A glance, look.
Have a gander at what he’s written.
I took a gander and she seemed so familiar.
Blick
взглядvzgljad
A fool, simpleton.
глупе́цglupéc, болва́нbolván, проста́кprosták
(US)A man living apart from his wife.
Origin
From Middle English gandre, from Old English gandra, ganra (“gander”), from Proto-West GerFrom Middle English gandre, from Old English gandra, ganra (“gander”), from Proto-West Germanic *ganʀō, from Proto-Germanic *ganzô (“gander”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns (“goose”). The meaning "a look" is derived from the image of craning one's neck like a goose. The meaning 'a man apart from his wife' is derived from a concept of a grass widower, and of calling a husband a goose.
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plural: gandersSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsSee also
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