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have a go

have a go
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hav ey goh]
    • /hæv eɪ goʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hav ey goh]
    • /hæv eɪ goʊ/

Definitions of have a go words

  • verbal expression have a go try sth 1
  • verb have a go (Intransitive Verb) INF To make an attempt; to try. 0
  • verb have a go (Intransitive Verb) INF (idiomatic, Britain) To attack (physically). 0
  • verb have a go (Intransitive Verb) INF (idiomatic, Britain) To tell off (especially unnecessarily or excessively), to criticise. 0
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Parts of speech for Have a go

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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have a go popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for have a go

verb have a go

  • assay — An assay is a test of a substance to find out what chemicals it contains. It is usually carried out to find out how pure a substance is.
  • undertake — to take upon oneself, as a task, performance, etc.; attempt: She undertook the job of answering all the mail.
  • offer — to present for acceptance or rejection; proffer: He offered me a cigarette.
  • work — Henry Clay, 1832–84, U.S. songwriter.
  • labor — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
All 38 Synonyms of have a go

Antonyms for have a go

verb have a go

  • laze — to idle or lounge lazily (often followed by around): I was too tired to do anything but laze around this weekend.
  • forget — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
  • idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
  • relax — to make less tense, rigid, or firm; make lax: to relax the muscles.
  • rest — a support for a lance; lance rest.
All 15 Antonyms of have a go

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