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take a look

take a look verb: to examine or observe.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To examine or observe.
    • Can you take a look at the engine to see what's wrong?

take a look meaning in Arabic

take a look in Arabic

to examine or observe
أَلْقَى نَظْرَةً عَلَى ʔalqā naẓratan ʕalā

Synonyms of take a look

Forms of take a look

third-person singular presenttakes a look
present participletaking a look
pasttook a look
past participletaken a look

Questions about take a look

What does take a look mean?
Take a look means to examine or observe.
What is take a look in Arabic?
Take a look in Arabic is أَلْقَى نَظْرَةً عَلَى (ʔalqā naẓratan ʕalā). See Take a look meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is take a look?
Take a look is a verb.
What is the past tense of take a look?
The past tense of take a look is took a look.

Words near take a look in the dictionary

  1. take a liking to
  2. take a listen
  3. take a load off
  4. take a long walk off a short pier
  5. take a long walk on a short pier
  6. take a look
  7. take a nap
  8. take a number
  9. take a page out of someone's book
  10. take a page out of someone's playbook
  11. take a pew

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