Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give something a go

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.35 in modern English

Syllables
give -some-thing a -go
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To try or attempt.

Informal

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

gives something a go (present, singular) giving something a go (participle, present) gave something a go (past) given something a go (participle, past)

Phrases

have a go make a go of it

Frequently Paired Words

have a go make a go of it

Synonyms

give something a try give something a whirl give something the old college try have a go

Questions

What does give something a go mean?
To try or attempt.

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