go for
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go for
verb goes for · going for · went for · gone for
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, for. I'll go for some milk.
- To try for, to attempt to reach. I'll go for the world record.
- 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.
- To attack. Careful, he'll go for your throat!
- To develop a strong interest in, especially in a sudden manner; to be infatuated with. Douglas: Well done on passing the test, Jen... Yes, all those clumsy attempts at seduction. Don't tell me you couldn't see through them. They were a test to find out whether you really wanted to work for me or whether you just wanted to come up here for my body. Jen: Oh, no, no, no, no, no, not at a
- To favor, accept; to have a preference for. Management won't go for such a risky project now.
- To fall for (a trick)
- To apply equally to. Stop taking my food from the fridge! That goes for you too, Nick!
- To suffice to be used for; to serve as. It's a desk that goes for a dresser too.
- To be accepted as. The man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.
- To cost. Here in Texas, gas can go for as little as two dollars a gallon.
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Talk about this word "go for." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/go%20for. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. go for. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/go%20for "go for." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/go%20for.
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@misc{go_for_2026,
title = {go for},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/go%20for},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}