take a whack at in English

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

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

Inflected forms

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      "form": "takes a whack at",
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        "To try or attempt to do something."
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        "(US, slang, idiomatic) To try or attempt to do something."
      ],
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          "word": "have a whack at"
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  "word": "take a whack at"
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    {
      "form": "takes a whack at",
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        "third-person"
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      ]
    },
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}

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"take a whack at" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms