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English
Etymology
First recorded in 1887, based on craning the neck like a goose.
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take a gander (third-person singular simple present takes a gander, present participle taking a gander, simple past took a gander, past participle taken a gander)
- (idiomatic) To take a look; to check or examine.
- Synonyms: have a look, take a look
They all went downtown to take a gander at the new shops that had opened there.
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