EGAVE

go for

Meaning

  1. verb Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go,‎ for.
    I'll go for some milk.
  2. verb To try for, to attempt to reach.
    I'll go for the world record.
  3. verb To undertake (an action); to choose an option.
    His phone was off and I couldn't ask his permission, so I decided to just go for it.
  4. verb To attack.
    Careful, he'll go for your throat!
  5. verb To develop a strong interest in, especially in a sudden manner; to be infatuated with.
    Clyde took one look at Bonnie and really went for her.
  6. verb To favor, accept; to have a preference for.
    Management won't go for such a risky project now.
  7. verb To fall for (a trick)
  8. verb To apply equally to.
    Stop taking my food from the fridge! That goes for you too, Nick!

Similar words

hold take to apply accept consent hope fancy try for go up for go to

Word family

could go for goes for going for gone for went for

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