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took a gander

took a gander is the simple past 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 took a gander

What is took a gander the simple past of?
Took a gander is the simple past of take a gander.

Words near took a gander in the dictionary

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

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