have a go

1. 1.

   make an attempt at something

   “I never sat on a horse before but I'll give it a go”

   Synonymsgive it a try

   Broadertry

Questions about have a go

What does have a go mean?

have a go means "make an attempt at something".

What is another word for have a go?

Close synonyms include give it a try. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is have a go a common word?

have a go is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.