have a crack at in 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] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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)

Inflected forms

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "has a crack at",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "having a crack at",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "had a crack at",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "had a crack at",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "have<has,,had> a crack at"
      },
      "expansion": "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)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Let me have a crack at it."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To attempt (something); to try to do (something)."
      ],
      "id": "en-have_a_crack_at-en-verb-7Ab9MJxR",
      "links": [
        [
          "attempt",
          "attempt"
        ],
        [
          "try",
          "try"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "give it a go"
        },
        {
          "word": "take a crack at"
        },
        {
          "word": "take a stab at"
        }
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to attempt (something); to try to do",
          "word": "yrittää"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to attempt (something); to try to do",
          "word": "kokeilla"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to attempt (something); to try to do",
          "word": "s’essayer à"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to attempt (something); to try to do",
          "word": "cimentarsi"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "have a crack at"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "has a crack at",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "having a crack at",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "had a crack at",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "had a crack at",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "have<has,,had> a crack at"
      },
      "expansion": "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)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Let me have a crack at it."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To attempt (something); to try to do (something)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "attempt",
          "attempt"
        ],
        [
          "try",
          "try"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "give it a go"
    },
    {
      "word": "take a crack at"
    },
    {
      "word": "take a stab at"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to attempt (something); to try to do",
      "word": "yrittää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to attempt (something); to try to do",
      "word": "kokeilla"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to attempt (something); to try to do",
      "word": "s’essayer à"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to attempt (something); to try to do",
      "word": "cimentarsi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "have a crack at"
}

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"have a crack at" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms