Definition of gander - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
- He gandered at the menu before ordering.
2.
- They gandered through the park on a sunny day.
Noun
1.
- Take a gander at this new book.
2.
animalmale goose
- The gander led the flock across the pond.
3.
- Don't be such a gander, use your head.
Images of gander
male goose
Expressions with gander
💡 Discover popular phrases, idioms, collocations, or phrasal verbs. Click any expression to learn more, listen to its pronunciation, or save it to your favorites.
look at something quickly or casually
Let's have a gander at the new shop.
look or glance casually
He decided to take a gander at the new art exhibit..
social gathering of men only
The gentlemen attended a gander party at the club.
Origin of gander
Old English, gandra (male goose)
Examples of gander in a sentence
I took a quick gander at the report before the meeting. They gandered around the mall without buying anything. We gandered through the old town, enjoying the sights. He took a gander at the menu before ordering. Have a gander at the sky tonight; it's clear and full of stars. The farmer separated the gander from the geese.
A gander was honking loudly in the barnyard. Stop acting like a gander and think logically. He's such a gander, always making silly mistakes.
View all translations of gander
Click below to see the appropriate translations facing each meaning.
- French:jeter un coup d'œil, coup d'œil, ...
- German:schauen, Blick, ...
- Italian:dare un'occhiata, occhiata, ...
- Spanish:mirar, vistazo, ...
- Portuguese:olhar, olhadela, ...
- Chinese:随意看, 雄鹅, ...
- Japanese:ちらっと見る, ちら見, ...
- Arabic:لَمَحَ, لَمْحَة, ...
- Hebrew:לְהַצִּיץ, מַבָּט, ...
- Russian:взглянуть, взгляд, ...
- Ukrainian:кидати погляд, погляд, ...
- Hindi:देखना, नज़र, ...
icon to discover related terms: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, umbrella terms… Try with happening or hunch.
icon next to the first example to see two additional options and learn to use new vocabulary naturally.
icon to save words you want to revisit. You can also save a specific meaning by clicking on the