What is the meaning of go for?

verb

  • Be pertinent or relevant or applicable.
    • usage: "The same laws apply to you"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone"
  • Give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to.
    • usage: "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"
  • Intend with some possibility of fulfilment.
    • usage: "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"
  • Have a fancy or particular liking or desire for.
    • usage: "She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window"
  • Make an attempt at achieving something.
    • usage: "She tried for the Olympics"
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APAWordNet. (2010). go for. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/go_for/definitions/1282489
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HarvardWordNet 2010, go for, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/go_for/definitions/1282489>.
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