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have a laugh

have a laugh verb: to laugh.

Verb

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

  1. To laugh.
    • It was awkward at the time, but later we all had a laugh about it.
  2. (Ireland, UK, idiomatic) To joke; kid around.
    • Near-synonym: have (someone) on
    • Some of the kids had a laugh and put glue on the teacher's chair.
    Synonyms:
    have on
  3. (Ireland, UK, idiomatic) To enjoy oneself; have fun.
    • We had a great laugh yesterday at the funfair.

Synonyms of have a laugh

Forms of have a laugh

third-person singular presenthas a laugh
present participlehaving a laugh
past participlehad a laugh
pasthad a laugh

Questions about have a laugh

What does have a laugh mean?
Have a laugh means to laugh.
What part of speech is have a laugh?
Have a laugh is a verb.
What is the past tense of have a laugh?
The past tense of have a laugh is had a laugh.

Words near have a laugh in the dictionary

  1. have a hard time of it
  2. have a head for
  3. have a head on one's shoulders
  4. have a heart
  5. have a jag on
  6. have a laugh
  7. have a lend of
  8. have a listen
  9. have a look
  10. have a loose screw
  11. have a lot of time

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