"have a look" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-us-have a look.ogg [Mid-Atlantic] Forms: has a look [present, singular, third-person], having a look [participle, present], had a look [participle, past], had a look [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> a look}} have a look (third-person singular simple present has a look, present participle having a look, simple past and past participle had a look)
  1. (+ at) To examine, to observe. Synonyms: take a look, take a gander Related terms: have a listen
    Sense id: en-have_a_look-en-verb-F-lQz0i0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English light verb constructions, English predicates, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 95 5 Disambiguation of English light verb constructions: 92 8 Disambiguation of English predicates: 82 18 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 92 8
  2. (+ for) To search for (something).
    Sense id: en-have_a_look-en-verb-USmRA-Qi

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