give something a shot in English

Forms: gives something a shot [present, singular, third-person], giving something a shot [participle, present], gave something a shot [past], given something a shot [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|give<,,gave,given> something a shot}} give something a shot (third-person singular simple present gives something a shot, present participle giving something a shot, simple past gave something a shot, past participle given something a shot)

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    {
      "form": "gives something a shot",
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    {
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        "participle",
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    {
      "form": "gave something a shot",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I don’t think it will work, but I suppose you could give restarting the computer a shot."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Try or attempt (something); to give something a try."
      ],
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          "give something a try",
          "give something a try"
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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gives something a shot",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "giving something a shot",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gave something a shot",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "given something a shot",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "give<,,gave,given> something a shot"
      },
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        "Try or attempt (something); to give something a try."
      ],
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          "try"
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          "give something a try",
          "give something a try"
        ]
      ]
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}

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"give something a shot" meaning in English

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