to have a quick look at

  • 11quick — I UK [kwɪk] / US adjective Word forms quick : adjective quick comparative quicker superlative quickest *** 1) a) able to move fast or do something fast He s surprisingly quick for such a big man. a quick worker b) able to understand things very… …

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  • 12look-see — noun (C) AmE informal a quick look at something: have a look see: Can you wait a minute? I just want to have a look see …

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  • 13look — /look/, v.i. 1. to turn one s eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes. 2. to glance or gaze in a manner specified: to look questioningly at a person. 3. to use… …

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  • 14have — [ weak əv, həv, strong hæv ] (3rd person singular has [ weak əz, həz, strong hæz ] ; past tense and past participle had [ weak əd, həd, strong hæd ] ) verb *** Have can be used in the following ways: as an auxiliary verb in perfect tenses of… …

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  • 15look-see — look′ see n. Informal. a usu. quick visual inspection or survey; look: to have a look see[/ex] • Etymology: 1880–85 …

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  • 16look — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. behold; perceive, discern; inspect, scan; stare; seem, appear. n. glance, view; appearance, aspect. See vision, attention. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Appearance] Syn. appearance, aspect, looks,… …

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  • 17look — verb 1》 direct one s gaze in a specified direction.     ↘have an outlook in a specified direction.     ↘(look at/on) regard in a specified way.     ↘(look at) examine (a matter) and consider what action to take.     ↘(look into) investigate.… …

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  • 18Look magazine —    In the spring of 1945, still in high school and not yet 17 years old, STANLEY KUBRICK sold a photograph to Look magazine. Shot on April 12, it depicted a despondent New York City newsstand vendor, surrounded by headlines carrying the sad news… …

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  • 19have */*/*/ — strong UK [hæv] / US weak UK [əv] / US UK [həv] / US verb Word forms have : present tense I/you/we/they have he/she/it has strong UK [hæz] / US weak UK [əz] / US UK [həz] / US present participle having past tense had strong UK [hæd] / US weak UK… …

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  • 20have */*/*/ — weak [əv] , weak [həv] , strong [hæv] (3rd person singular has weak [əz] ; [həz] ; strong [hæz] ; past tense and past participle had weak [əd] ; [həd] ; strong [hæd] ) verb 1) used for forming perfect tenses [auxiliary verb] used for forming the… …

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