take for a spin en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, transitive) To test or try out something, especially an automobile.
Set up desktops, laptops, iPads, and all of your devices with new tools, apps, eBooks, and programs for patrons to take for a spin.
2013, Linda D. Behen, Recharge Your Library Programs with Pop Culture and Technology: Connect with Today's Teens, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 31:I kicked the tires and then the salesperson invited me to take the car for a spin.
Well, not him exactly, but his car (a Bentley), his vacation homes (Monte Carlo and Corfu), his credit card (a black AmEx that he let her take for a spin on Rodeo Drive every weekend), […]
2009, J. Courtney Sullivan, Dating Up: Dump the Schlump and Find a Quality Man, Hachette, →ISBN:
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(idiomatic, of a person, transitive) To take, as a companion, for a drive in a motor vehicle.
Prince William takes new wife for a spin in father's Aston Martin [title]
2011 April 30, Stephen Bates, “Prince William takes new wife for a spin in father's Aston Martin”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:On Sunday, I took my family for a spin through the surrounding countryside.
‘You couldn’t find a small area with more cycling history or more hospitality.’ Ahead of tomorrow’s big race, Wiggo takes us for a spin around his favourite hills, cafes and villages[.]
2019 April 6, Philip Malcolm, “Bradley Wiggins’ tour of Flanders”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| taking for a spin | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| takes for a spin | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| took for a spin | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| taken for a spin | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
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Translations (2)
pl wykołowywać (Translations) · pl wykołować (Translations)