take a gander

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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Verb[edit]

take a gander (third-person singular simple present takes a gander, present participle taking a gander, simple past took a gander, past participle taken a gander)

  1. (idiomatic) To take a look; to check or examine.
    Synonyms: have a look, take a look
    They all went downtown to take a gander at the new shops that had opened there.

Synonyms[edit]

Translations[edit]

examine, observe — see take a look
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