Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To take a look; to check or examine.

    They all went downtown to take a gander at the new shops that had opened there.

Examples

4 sentences

  1. Let me take a gander.

    ruДай я взгляну. — shanghainese

    deLass mich mal ein Auge drauf werfen. — pne

    CM · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. Go ahead, take a gander.

    doemaar14 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. Take a gander.

    carlosalberto · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  4. Just look at all these yachts. Take a gander at that trimaran.

    halfb1t · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Origin

First recorded in 1887, based on craning the neck like a goose.

First recorded in 1887, based on craning the neck like a goose.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

takes a gander, taking a gander, took a gander, taken a gander
Base formtake a gander · to take a gander
3rd person singulartakes a gander
Present participletaking a gander
Past simpletook a gander
Past participletaken a gander

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytake a gander
he, she, ittakes a gander

Past simpleLesson

all personstook a gander

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave taken a gander
he, she, ithas taken a gander

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill take a gander

Synonyms

3 synonyms
lookA1have a looktake a look

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tainttajtakeA1takeawayB1takeoffB1takeout
take a gander — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto