have a finger in in English

Forms: has a finger in [present, singular, third-person], having a finger in [participle, present], had a finger in [participle, past], had a finger in [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> a finger in}} 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)

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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"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "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": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "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"
}

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{
  "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": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "had a finger in",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "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": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English informal terms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be concerned or involved in."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) To be concerned or involved in."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "have a finger in"
}

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"have a finger in" meaning in English

Verb