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# gander

noun (a gander, ganders); (informal) «have a gander»

«gander» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An adult male goose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gander/#m1)
2. (informal, UK, Australia) A quick look: have a gander at this. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gander/#m2)

### In the lessons

In farm and nature lessons, the gander is the male goose, the goose is the female, and goslings are the young. In everyday British and Australian talk, «take a gander» means «have a look». There is also a saying: «what's good for the goose is good for the gander» means a rule must be fair to both people. Phrases: have a gander, take a gander.

### Examples

- The gander hissed and chased us away from the goslings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gander/#x1)
- A goose lays the eggs, and the gander guards the nest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gander/#x2)
- Come and have a gander at my new bike! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gander/#x3)
- Mum took a gander at the menu and ordered chips. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gander/#x4)
- The farmer keeps one gander and six geese. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gander/#x5)
- «What's good for the goose is good for the gander,» said Dad, so I could stay up late too. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gander/#x6)
- Have a gander out the window, it's snowing! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gander/#x7)
- He was thinking these thoughts, when two young ganders caught sight of him as they were having their evening splash among the reeds, looking for their supper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gander/#x8)

### Note

Plural ganders. Male goose = gander; female = goose; young = gosling; a group on the ground = a gaggle. «Gander» (look) is informal; do not use it in formal writing. Not related to «gender», although they sound alike.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gander» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gander/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gander» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gander.html) on Mova free.