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had a look

had a look is the simple past of have a look.

Meaning of have a look

Verb

have a look (third-person singular simple present has a look, present participle having a look, simple past and past participle had a look)

  1. (+ at) To examine, to observe.
  2. (+ for) To search for (something).

Questions about had a look

What is had a look the simple past of?
Had a look is the simple past of have a look.

Words near had a look in the dictionary

  1. had a heart
  2. had a jag on
  3. had a laugh
  4. had a lend of
  5. had a listen
  6. had a look
  7. had a loose screw
  8. had a lot of time
  9. had a mind of one's own
  10. had a mind to
  11. had a moment

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Adapted from Wiktionary: had a look (page history and authors); have a look (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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