give something a shot en · VERB
Meanings
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To try or attempt (something); to give something a try.
But the prospect of Harris at the top of the ticket was making him rethink that switch. Mr. Gaines now says he is open to at least considering her. “If Kamala steps up, that would change history,” he said. “I’d give her a shot.”
2024 July 24, Jeremy W. Peters, Audra D. S. Burch, Clyde McGrady, quoting Nathan Gaines, “Black Voters Feel Excited, and Worried, about a Kamala Harris Campaign”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:I don’t think it will work, but I suppose you could give restarting the computer a shot.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| giving something a shot | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| gives something a shot | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| gave something a shot | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| given something a shot | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
take shot · give it one's best shot · shoot one's shot
Synonyms
give something a lash · have a crack at something · give something a try · give something a whirl · take a crack at something · have a go at something · give something the old college try · have a stab at something · take a stab at something · have a lash at something · give something a go · have a try at something