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takes a gander

takes a gander is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take a gander.

Meaning of take a gander

Verb

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.
    • They all went downtown to take a gander at the new shops that had opened there.

Questions about takes a gander

What is takes a gander the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Takes a gander is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take a gander.

Words near takes a gander in the dictionary

  1. takes a flying fuck at a rolling donut
  2. takes a flying fuck at a rolling doughnut
  3. takes a flying leap
  4. takes a French leave
  5. takes a gamble
  6. takes a gander
  7. takes a hike
  8. takes a hint
  9. takes a hit
  10. takes a joke
  11. takes a knee

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