take a crack at in English

Audio: En-au-take a crack at.ogg

[Australia] Forms: takes a crack at [present, singular, third-person], taking a crack at [participle, present], took a crack at [past], taken a crack at [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> a crack at}} take a crack at (third-person singular simple present takes a crack at, present participle taking a crack at, simple past took a crack at, past participle taken a crack at)

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "takes a crack at",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taking a crack at",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "took a crack at",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
    }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I don't really know where to begin, but I guess I can take a crack at it and see how I do."
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "To attempt or try."
      ],
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          "try"
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        "(idiomatic) To attempt or try."
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "take a crack at"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "takes a crack at",
      "tags": [
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "took a crack at",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taken a crack at",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
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          "attempt"
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"take a crack at" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms