"have a crack at" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: has a crack at [present, singular, third-person], having a crack at [participle, present], had a crack at [participle, past], had a crack at [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> a crack at}} have a crack at (third-person singular simple present has a crack at, present participle having a crack at, simple past and past participle had a crack at)
  1. To attempt (something); to try to do (something). Synonyms: give it a go, take a crack at, take a stab at Translations (to attempt (something); to try to do): yrittää (Finnish), kokeilla (Finnish), s’essayer à (French), cimentarsi (Italian)

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "to attempt (something); to try to do",
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