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PRONUNCIATION OF HAVE-A-GO

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HAVE-A-GO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Have-A-Go is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HAVE-A-GO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of have-a-go in the English dictionary

The definition of have-a-go in the dictionary is brave or spirited.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HAVE-A-GO

have someone by the short and curlies
have someone´s guts for garters
have the ball at one´s feet
have the drop on someone
have the ear of
have the edge on
have the heart
have the wood on
have tickets on oneself
have to do with
have up
have-not
have-nots
Havel
havelock
haven
haven´t
havenless
haver
haverel

WORDS THAT END LIKE HAVE-A-GO

ago
amigo
cargo
Chicago
Domingo
from the get-go
get-go
get-up-and-go
go
go-go
Hugo
I-go
largo
Lego
logo
no-go
pay-as-you-go
stop-and-go
stop-go
touch-and-go

Synonyms and antonyms of have-a-go in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «have-a-go» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HAVE-A-GO

Find out the translation of have-a-go to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of have-a-go from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «have-a-go» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

有-A-去
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

have-a -go
570 millions of speakers

English

have-a-go
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

है एक से जाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ديك واحد في ذهاب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

имеют -ходу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ter -a-go
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আছে-এ-যেতে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

have-a -go
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mempunyai-a-pergi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

have-a -go-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

持って、外出先で
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이 - 한 - 이동
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Duwe-a-lunga
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có - một - đi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புறப்படுவோமா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एक-एक जा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

var-a-go
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

avere -a -go
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ma -go -
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мають - ходу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

au - un -go
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έχουν - a- go
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

het - ´n -go
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ha - a -go
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ha -a -go
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of have-a-go

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HAVE-A-GO»

The term «have-a-go» is quite widely used and occupies the 41.773 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HAVE-A-GO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «have-a-go» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «have-a-go» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about have-a-go

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAVE-A-GO»

Discover the use of have-a-go in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to have-a-go and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Learning Phonics and Spelling in a Whole Language Classroom
Introducing Have-a-Go Cards Have-a-go cards provide a chance for your students to try alternative spellings, but the cards are also central to their proofreading and personalized spelling instruction. In Chapter 2, we explained how have-a-go ...
Debbie Powell, David Hornsby, 1993
2
Can I have a go?
David Rosen. (pouring petrol on a fire, and conning all the good people who kindly give to these charities, who don't have the time to think about these issues quite as deeply) international aid is no aid whatsoever in one hand and out of the  ...
David Rosen
3
Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms
Let me have a go at getting that window open. here you go esp. spoken, also here you are this is for you; = there you go ♢ Here you go. Have something to eat. here sb goes again esp. spoken what someone is saying or doing is something ...
Paul Heacock, 2003
4
Have a Go English Tests: For Ages 9-10
The books provide complete practice tests to help children, parents and teachers to prepare for the national tests that take place in May.
Richardson, 2004
5
The Quiz Show
Deliberately positioning itself at the opposite end of the class spectrum was the popular Have a Go! (Light, 1946–67). Including a quiz based on general knowledge which largely focused on popular culture, Have a Go! was presented by the ...
Su Holmes, 2008
6
A Collection of Confusible Phrases
be of little significance: What you learn there [at school] doesn't amount to a hill of beans compared with what you can find out for yourself outdoors. be gone on someone have a go at someone be gone on someone (coll) be enamored of or in  ...
Yuri Dolgopolov, 2004
7
A Dictionary of Catch Phrases: American and British, from ...
Cockney girls' (a correspondent, 1969): C20. have a go! See enjoy yourself'! have a go, he, your mother will (or mother'll) never know, often shortened to have a go, Joe! A c.p. of encouragement addressed to a very shy, or a reluctant, man: ...
Eric Partridge, Paul Beale, 1992
8
English Vocabulary in Use Pre-intermediate and Intermediate
... uses and expressions go for a drink, have a go, go deaf 31 The senses it looks nice, it feels like wool, don't touch 32 Partitives: a bag of ..., a bit of ... a cup of coffee, a bit of luck, a pair of shoes ...
Stuart Redman, 2003
9
Oracle ADF 11gR2 Development Beginner's Guide
Have a go hero — check the folder structure of JDeveloper Time for action — launching JDeveloper for the first time What iust happened? Have a go hero — have fun with the welcome screen Knowing the start-up flagslparameters Time for  ...
Vinod Krishnan, 2013
10
Self-esteem: Ages 8-10
Have the students write two reasons why it is important to 'have a go' at new things to answer Question 3. Follow-up suggestions Provide the students with experiences which are new to them to promote 'having a go'; for example, a maze they ...
Amelia Ruscoe, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAVE-A-GO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term have-a-go is used in the context of the following news items.
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Amateur archers get tips from the pros at have-a-go session at …
Amateur archers were given the chance to learn some tips from professionals during a have-a-go session at disability sports charity SportsAble ... «Maidenhead Advertiser, Jul 15»
2
Incredible moment have-a-go hero foils petrol station 'robber' by …
This is the dramatic moment an alleged robber was foiled by a have-a-go hero. A video shows the suspect apparently forcing staff at a petrol ... «Irish Mirror, Jul 15»
3
Watch brave have-a-go gran stop fancy dress shop thieves from …
This video shows the second that a grandmother stopped two thieves from stealing a cash box from the shop where she was working. Johanna ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
Watch moment have-a-go granny tackles thieves who attempted to …
This is the moment a have-a-go granny tackled thieves attempting to steal a cash box containing cash from her fancy dress shop. CCTV footage ... «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
5
INSIDE THIS WEEK'S 'TIMES': Brave Rhonda is a 'have a go hero'
A have-a-go hero wrestled with a man she suspected of stealing from her shop in Portadown town centre on Tuesday – and he ended up in ... «Portadown Times, Jul 15»
6
Have-a-go hero corners phone thief in Nottingham kebab shop
A have-a-go hero chased an iPhone thief into a kebab shop, threw a portion of chips at him and got the handset back for her boyfriend. «Nottingham Post, Jul 15»
7
Mugger threatens have-a-go hero and family with knife
A MUGGER who snatched a bag from a woman at a bus stop then pulled a 10 inch kitchen knife on a passerby who chased him has been ... «South Wales Evening Post, Jun 15»
8
Have-a-go hero injured in Doncaster town centre assault
A man who suffered a broken leg and ankle after being attacked in Doncaster town centre said his injuries were so severe medics feared he ... «Epworth Bells, Jun 15»
9
Archery club's have-a-go day
“It was great to see so many people come and have a go at archery. We had a wonderful day sharing our passion for archery at our beautiful ... «Ledbury Reporter, Jun 15»
10
Shropshire have-a-go hero chased and pinned knifepoint robber to …
... chased and pinned knifepoint robber to ground. A have-a-go hero chased and pinned down a dangerous drug addict who tried to rob a shop. «shropshirestar.com, Jun 15»

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