Go for

verb, slang

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, for.

    "I'll go for some milk."

  2. 2
    intend with some possibility of fulfilment wordnet
  3. 3
    To try for, to attempt to reach. transitive

    "I'll go for the world record."

  4. 4
    give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to wordnet
  5. 5
    To undertake (an action); to choose an option. transitive

    "His phone was off so I couldn't ask his permission, so I decided to just go for it."

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  1. 6
    make an attempt at achieving something wordnet
  2. 7
    To attack. transitive

    "Careful, he'll go for your throat!"

  3. 8
    have a fancy or particular liking or desire for wordnet
  4. 9
    To develop a strong interest in, especially in a sudden manner; to be infatuated with. transitive

    "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 all. Douglas: All right. Jen: No, physically you're just not the sort of man I go for. Douglas: Yeah, thanks, Jen. Jen: I go for the classically good-looking men: Blond, broad, and generally clean shaven. Douglas: Alright, yeah, enough of the jibber-jabber!"

  5. 10
    be pertinent or relevant or applicable wordnet
  6. 11
    To favor, accept; to have a preference for. transitive

    "Management won't go for such a risky project now."

  7. 12
    To fall for (a trick) informal, transitive
  8. 13
    To apply equally to. transitive

    "Stop taking my food from the fridge! That goes for you too, Nick!"

  9. 14
    To suffice to be used for; to serve as. transitive

    "It's a desk that goes for a dresser too."

  10. 15
    To be accepted as. intransitive

    "The man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul."

  11. 16
    To cost. idiomatic, transitive

    "Here in Texas, gas can go for as little as two dollars a gallon."

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