take for a spin

take for a spin verb: to test or try out something, especially an automobile.

Verb

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

(idiomatic, transitive) To test or try out something, especially an automobile.
- I kicked the tires and then the salesperson invited me to take the car for a spin.
- Well, not him exactly, but his car (a Bentley), his vacation homes (Monte Carlo and Corfu), his credit card (a black AmEx that he let her take for a spin on Rodeo Drive every weekend), […]2009, J. Courtney Sullivan, Dating Up: Dump the Schlump and Find a Quality Man, Hachette, →ISBN
Synonyms:

give something a whirl
(idiomatic, transitive) To take, as a companion, for a drive in a motor vehicle.
- On Sunday, I took my family for a spin through the surrounding countryside.
- Prince William takes new wife for a spin in father's Aston Martin [title]2011 April 30, Stephen Bates, “Prince William takes new wife for a spin in father's Aston Martin”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

third-person singular present	takes for a spin
present participle	taking for a spin
past	took for a spin
past participle	taken for a spin

What does take for a spin mean?: Take for a spin means to test or try out something, especially an automobile.
What part of speech is take for a spin?: Take for a spin is a verb.
What is the past tense of take for a spin?: The past tense of take for a spin is took for a spin.

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