See have a finger in on Wiktionary
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"forms": [
{
"form": "has a finger in",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "having a finger in",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "had a finger in",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "had a finger in",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
],
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"args": {
"1": "have<has,,had> a finger in"
},
"expansion": "have a finger in (third-person singular simple present has a finger in, present participle having a finger in, simple past and past participle had a finger in)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
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"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
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"derived": [
{
"word": "have a finger in every pie"
},
{
"word": "have one's fingers in many pies"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To be concerned or involved in."
],
"id": "en-have_a_finger_in-en-verb-4emRlbXq",
"raw_glosses": [
"(informal) To be concerned or involved in."
],
"tags": [
"informal"
]
}
],
"word": "have a finger in"
}
{
"derived": [
{
"word": "have a finger in every pie"
},
{
"word": "have one's fingers in many pies"
}
],
"forms": [
{
"form": "has a finger in",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "having a finger in",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "had a finger in",
"tags": [
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"past"
]
},
{
"form": "had a finger in",
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"past"
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}
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},
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"name": "en-verb"
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"To be concerned or involved in."
],
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"(informal) To be concerned or involved in."
],
"tags": [
"informal"
]
}
],
"word": "have a finger in"
}
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